Windows File Sharing problem

[BiscuitMassacre]

I have shared a folder on Window 10 on my private network. I turned off passwords protection for sharing for 'Everyone' and my Microsoft account, and I was able to get my Android 5 Tablet to connect to it and acess the files with ES File using the LAN. It works great. But when I turn ON password protecting,  and join back on ES file (using my microsoft account email as the userame and my PCs personal password), it says: Error, cannot find server. I don't understand. It does not work at all. Any ideas? Thank you so much for all of your help!

[Sir Asvald]

4 hours ago, BiscuitMassacre said:

I have shared a folder on Window 10 on my private network. I turned off passwords protection for sharing for 'Everyone' and my Microsoft account, and I was able to get my Android 5 Tablet to connect to it and acess the files with ES File using the LAN. It works great. But when I turn ON password protecting,  and join back on ES file (using my microsoft account email as the userame and my PCs personal password), it says: Error, cannot find server. I don't understand. It does not work at all. Any ideas? Thank you so much for all of your help!

You need to setup a static IP address on your PC. That is why it's not working.

[BiscuitMassacre]

13 hours ago, Abdul201588 said:

You need to setup a static IP address on your PC. That is why it's not working.

Even if its just a private/home/lan network? Do I  just set that up in Adapater Settings or do I have to get one through my ISP? Thanks

[r3bify]

You don't need a static address. In your internal network, your device will probably not change ip addresses very often, if ever. But you should check what your actual username is, since it might not be the microsoft account. you can run 

net users

or 

echo %username%

in cmd to see your username. 

[BiscuitMassacre]

13 hours ago, r3bify said:

You don't need a static address. In your internal network, your device will probably not change ip addresses very often, if ever. But you should check what your actual username is, since it might not be the microsoft account. you can run 

net users

or 

echo %username%

in cmd to see your username. 

Thank you! It worked like a charm!