Windows 10 File Share Not Visible

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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I tried to share a folder on my network and the folder was not visible. I enabled the Windows Sharing rule in the firewall, which did not work. I then disabled the firewall, and that didn’t work. I uninstalled Avast and that work. I was able to map the share folder, but I had to use the IP address. Windows did not recognize my computer name. I was able to see the folder on the network and all the files. It behaved as it should. I then reinstalled Avast and now my shared folder is not visible again. What is going on?

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  • Which Avast…? (Free/Premium)
  • Which version/build of Avast…?
  • OS…? (32/64 Bit…? - which SP/Build…?)
  • Other security related software installed…?
  • Which AV(s) did you use before Avast…?
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Avast Premium Security
20.8.2432 (build 20.8.5684.602)

OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Home
Version 10.0.19041 Build 19041
System Type x64-based PC
Processor Intel(R) Core™ i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz, 3401 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 32.0 GB

Avst Cleanup Premium

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Follow instructions: https://support.avast.com/article/33/

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Remote access shield maybe?

Try this:

  1. Go to AvastUI => Protection => Remote Access Shield => Settings (gear mark)
  2. Uncheck “Enable Samba Protection”
  3. Reboot your machine (just to be sure)
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While this might be a workaround, I wouldn’t suggest to disable Samba Protection for security reasons.

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And so what do you suggest I do, if not disable Samba?