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Enable Guest Access to Samba Shares on Windows 11 24H2
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enable_guest_samba_windows11.ps1
Set-SmbClientConfiguration -RequireSecuritySignature $false
Set-SmbClientConfiguration -EnableInsecureGuestLogons $true
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omergorur commented Feb 15, 2025

Enable Guest Access to Samba Shares on Windows 11 24H2

Issue:

Starting with Windows 11 24H2, Microsoft has disabled guest access to Samba (SMB) shares by default for security reasons. If you attempt to connect to a guest (passwordless) Samba share, you may receive an error such as:

"You can't access this shared folder because your organization's security policies block unauthenticated guest access."

Solution:

To re-enable guest access to Samba shares, open PowerShell as Administrator and run the following commands:

Set-SmbClientConfiguration -RequireSecuritySignature $false
Set-SmbClientConfiguration -EnableInsecureGuestLogons $true

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