I answered "If it asks for username and password" with "It does not". Would "It doesn't" or "No, it's not doing that" be less blunt? I wasn't trying to be blunt, I was trying to be as clear as possible. Tone can be difficult to ascertain through text alone but I wasn't intentionally being blunt...
The folder is shared, but the problem has nothing to do with the folder and is elsewhere - Windows wants me to log in when accessing the computer over the network. I can't do this with the app I'm using on my phone. Windows 10 didn't have this problem. The folder isn't visible across the network...
I recently did a fresh install of Windows 11 and it's driving me crazy trying to do something as simple as sharing a folder across my home network. Back in Windows 10 I was able to disable password protected sharing and see all the shared folders inside the computer. Windows 11 does not want me...