Network Credentials

For the entire time that windows has supported networking, with a few brief exceptions, I have had nothing but trouble with accessing other computers on the network. I have suffered decades of “access denied” and “you don’t have permission.” I have set “allow anyone to do anything”, and Turned off “password protected everything” dozens of times over the years. MS’s latest irritation is “network credentials.” I never set any network credentials. I have no idea what they are or where to find them. Is there a checkbox somewhere to choose “stop hassling me about anything and everything?” I will take the risk. I do not use a password to log on to my computer and I don’t want to either. Can I not network at all unless I use a password to log in to windows? Appreciate your help.

Its not the only way but a simple way for beginners is to have the same account and password on the pc your connecting to as by default windows trys to log you in with your current logged in account. people make a mistake were they can share something and give everyone right on the share but forget that once connected NTFS permission apply

Thanks for your replies. I decided to use the homegroup option. As soon as I did that, the "network credentials" prompt went away?????????????