Troubleshooting • Windows 11 will not connect to Rpi NAS

I finally got my Rpi NAS installed using a SSD Nve. My macbook happily connects to it, but despite trying all sort of tweaks, no way can I get my Windows 11 machine (on the same workgroup) to recognise it.

I know that W11 is particularly stubborn when it comes to joining a workgroup, so I have taken all the usual precautions, such as allowing SMB1 etc, to get it to recognise most of the other computers in my workgroup. So it has been fully set up for workgroup participation. But I cannot connect to the Pi NAS.

I have now run out of ideas. Any suggestions would be appreciated before I call the project quits.

Statistics: Posted by PilotPi — Fri May 15, 2026 12:38 am

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