CIFS Access Denied Troubleshooting Guide: Step-by-Step Solutions

By / March 4, 2023

CIFS stands for Common Internet File System, and it’s the protocol which enables you to share and access files on multiple computers.
Thus, CIFS is used worldwide by millions of businesses which depend on it for sharing files. However, there are situations when CIFS Access Denied message appears, and users can’t access some shared files.
This error usually appears when one of the servers or available network resources is malfunctioning.

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    Run the Command prompt as an administrator

    1. Right-click the Start button and select Run.
    2. Type cmd and click on Run as administrator.
      Type cmd and click on Run as administrator.
    3. Enter the following command and press Enter: net share c: /delete
    4. Restart your computer.

    Run the Command prompt as an account with administrative rights

    1. To run the Command prompt as an administrator, press the Windows key + X hotkey.
    2. Select the Command prompt (Admin) option.
    3. Then enter the following commands in the prompt, and press Enter after each one:
      net use //computername/sharename \\computername[\\sharename] /user:username /domain:domainname /password:password

    Run the Registry Editor as an administrator

    1. Press the Windows key + R hotkey.
    2. Enter †̃regedit’ in the Open box.
      Enter †̃regedit' in the Open box.
    3. Click Ok to open the Registry Editor.
    4. Then enter †̃cifs’ in the Search box.
    5. Select CIFS in the right pane.
    6. Click the Export button.
      Click the Export button.
    7. Enter †̃cifs’ in the File name text field.
    8. Press the Save button.

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    • Change the location of the user’s profile

    1. Try moving the user’s profile directory to a different location.
      Try moving the user’s profile directory to a different location.
    2. Remove CIFS from the registry
      Try removing the CIFS registry key from the registry.

    Rename the folder

    1. Rename the folder you are trying to access from Windows File Explorer.
    2. Type in cmd in the Search bar.
    3. Right-click on Command prompt.
    4. Choose Run as administrator.
      Choose Run as administrator.
    5. Type in the following command: ren %USERNAME%AppDataLocalMicrosoftWindowsLocalStatelogon /d c:\users\USERNAME\appdata\local\microsoft
      Type in the following command: ren %USERNAME%AppDataLocalMicrosoftWindowsLocalStatelogon /d c:\users\USERNAME\appdata\local\microsoft
    6. Hit Enter.
    7. Restart your Windows PC.
    8. Reboot your PC.

    Reset the computer

    1. Open Settings and go to Update & Security.
    2. Select Recovery from the left pane.
      Select Recovery from the left pane.
    3. Open the Reset this PC option.
    4. Choose a restore point from the list and click Next.
    5. Wait until the process is finished.
      Wait until the process is finished.

    Perform a full system scan

    1. To scan your PC, press the Windows key + S hotkey.
    2. Enter †̃scanner’ in the search box.
      Enter †̃scanner' in the search box.
    3. Click Windows Defender Firewall to open the Settings app shown in the snapshot directly below.
    4. Click to CIFS Access Denied.
    5. Press the Enable button.
    6. Click Apply.
      Click Apply.
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    Delete the .Local\Temp folder

    1. Locate the .Local\Temp folder on your computer.
      Locate the .Local\Temp folder on your computer.
    2. Right-click the .Local\Temp folder and choose Delete.
    3. Restart your PC.
    4. Delete the CIFS service
      Click Start, type CMD, and open Command prompt (Admin).
    5. Type commands below and press Enter after each:net start CIFSnet stop CIFS
    6. Restart your PC.
    7. Delete CIFS cache.
    8. Locate the CIFS cache folder on your computer.
    9. Right-click the CIFS cache folder and choose Delete.
    10. Restart your PC.
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