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Ok while the instructions were for Windows 8.1 and not Windows 7 like what I have (the only change was I had to search for “Computer Management” from the start bar). THAT DID IT. I now have a hidden osmc user account. Any chance that someone could make a WikiHow like instructions for people just to make it easier. That really wasn’t very straight forward :-/

NOTE: This solves the Password Required issue aka “Lock Preferences for smb:” it does not assist with the Operation not permitted error.

I was going to upload the osmc.bat and osmc.reg file for others just to make it easier for others trying to do the same. But I am not allowed.

So here is what you need to do:

  1. Add a user with a password or create a password for an existing account.

If you don’t want a logon screen on your computer, please follow the steps below:

Open Notepad and copy this into it

@echo off
net user osmc osmc /add
net localgroup Administrators osmc /add
net user osmc /active:yes

Save it as osmc.bat

Next open Notepad again and copy this into it

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList]
“osmc”=dword:00000000

Save it as osmc.reg

run both files as administrator

Now you have a hidden account
username: osmc
password: osmc

  1. Now follow the instructions found here and change the Security settings in your shared folder:

If you modified an existing account give that user or Everyone Full Control.

If you followed my instructions above for a hidden account please either add a new user osmc and give that user Full Control or give Everyone Full Control.

If you find that does not work. Please follow @FaustoGSR’s steps 3 & 4 shown below

<passwords>
    <path>
        <from pathversion="1">smb://192.168.1.2/</from>
        <to pathversion="1">smb://<usercreated>:<password>@192.168.1.2/</to>
    </path>
</passwords>
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