How to Fix You Can’t Access This Shared Folder Because Your Organization’s Security Policies Block
2How to Fix You Can’t Access This Shared Folder Because Your Organization’s Security Policies Block
If you try to connect to a device, which requires the credentials of a guest instead of proper authentication, you might come across an error message – You can’t access this shared folder because your organization’s security policies block unauthenticated guest access. To resolve this issue, you can use the Group Policy Editor or Registry Editor.
Issues addressed in this tutorial:
you can’t access this shared folder because your organization
you can not access this shared folder because your organization
The main reason why such an issue occurs is the lack of SMB1 installation and deactivation of SMB2 in Windows 10 v1709 or later versions. SMB or Server Message Block is responsible for guest access, and you may need to enable it manually so that it can allow insecure guest logons to an SMB server. So you need to go through some steps to enable SMB1 manually.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.