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File & Print Sharing Resource is Online But Not Responding
Install missing updates if file sharing isn’t working properly
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
updated onOctober 4, 2023
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While trying to access one or multiple shared connections or folder across the local network, Windows users may run intoFile and print sharing resource is online but isn’t responding to connection attemptsmessage.
This can be a problem, and it can causenetwork sharing to not work properly, so it’s important to fix it. The process is rather simple, so be sure to keep on reading.
Why does file and print sharing resource is online but isn’t responding to connection attempts appear?
How can I fixFile and Print Sharing resource is online but isn’t responding to connection attempts?
1. Check if the computers are discoverable
Now that you have configured all the computers to be discoverable try to access the shared folder and check if the error is resolved.
2. Install pending Windows updates
After doing that, check ifFile and print sharing resource is online but isn’t respondingmessage is gone.
3. Disable Windows Firewall
As you can see,File and print sharing resource is online but isn’t responding to connection attemptscan be easily fixed.
This isn’t the only sharing issue, and in the past, we wrote about how to fix ashared folder if it’s not accessible, so you might want to check that guide as well.
Did you find a different solution? If so, share it with us in the comments section below.
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Tashreef Shareef
Tashreef Shareef is a software developer turned tech writer. He discovered his interest in technology after reading a tech magazine accidentally. Now he writes about everything tech from Windows to iOS and streaming services to IoT at WindowsReport.
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