Windows Server 2019 2022 cannot see devices on the LAN

If you try to access/browse a device on your network and you get nothing or only an error message (assuming the network discovery is on), then you might need to allow windows network client to use guest authentication for logging in to remote computers.

1.) Open the Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) on your Windows device.
2.) In the console tree, select Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Network > Lanman Workstation.
3.) For the setting, right-click Enable insecure guest logons and select Edit.
4.) Select Enabled > OK.

More information:
https://superuser.com/questions/1527321/windows-server-2019-cannot-see-devices-on-the-lanExternal link
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/e63f1d76-3913-4b33-85b5-e04581d59f8b/windows-server-2019-smb-share?forum=winserverfilesExternal link
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-US/troubleshoot/windows-server/networking/guest-access-in-smb2-is-disabled-by-defaultExternal link

January-11-2024
Microsoft, Windows Server, share, network, error

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Don't know what will come here, let's wait and see... But in the first instance it will be a login box (for myself):

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