Cannot access ROCK from Windows PC

[Gareth_Jolly]

For some curious reason, Windows has stopped allowing me to access Rock. Rock appears in Windows explorer but when I click on it, it comes with an error ‘Windows cannot access \ROCK’.

I have tried enabling SMBv1 client function, as suggested here

Roon ROCK not appearing in Network on Windows 10

Yes, I had this issue on one of my PCs a couple of months back. I just enabled the SMBv1 client function, as I think the server function is not necessary, and might be where the security issue would reside. [Roon 451]

but this hasn’t worked.

I should add that Roon works from my PC, without any difficulty…

Does anyone have any thoughts?

Thanks
Gareth

[Geoff_Coupe]

Try rebooting both your PC and ROCK? (yeah, I know, but it’s worth a try…)

[Ratbert]

You say it stopped being able to access Rock, so it used to work, if so then has anything changed recently, firewall on pc, new anti virus sw?

[Peter_Leinslie]

I also have the same problem after updating to the may 2020 update of windows 10.

[Geoff_Coupe]

Does this help?

Roon Backups with New Windows 10 Upgrade

Major Windows upgrades have a habit of turning off the network discovery service, so that the PC can’t see (or, I think, be seen by) other devices. Open up the Windows File Explorer, and click on the Network icon at the bottom of the navigation pane. If you get a message say the service is turned off, you will also be able to tell Windows to turn it back on.

[Rugby (aka Daniel or Big Dan)]

You might try: Going to the following Group Policy setting:

Computer configuration\administrative templates\network\Lanman Workstation

And “Enable insecure guest logons”

SMBv2 behavior was changed and no longer allows a user to connect to a remote share by using guest credentials by default, even if the remote server requests guest credentials.

This and making sure you have SMB v1 turned on. Windows keeps turning it off. So double check that as well.

[Atom]

I found that you if you go into the ‘Registry Editor’ of Windows and enable ‘allow insecure guest auth’ (the path of which is pasted below):

RUN–“regedit” as administrator
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters]
“AllowInsecureGuestAuth”=dword:00000001

You basically double click on ‘allow insecure guest auth’ and change the value to 1 (I change it back to 0 when finished for security); then you should be able to access your ROCK network share.

[Gareth_Jolly]

Thanks everybody - Rugby’s solution has worked for me, I’m pleased to say. (I should add that I had turned on SMB V1 earlier - this is also required)

For reference, you access Group Policy by open Search in the Toolbar and typing Run (or select Run from your Start Menu) - then typing ‘gpedit.msc’ in the Run command and clicking OK.

Much appreciated
Gareth