Enabling anonymous access to a file share on Windows 8

To enable anonymous access to shared folder in internal network, the following steps had to be completed:

1. Open up Local Group Policy Manager.
2. Expand Computer Configuration
3. Expand Windows Settings
4. Expand Security Settings
5. Expand Local Policies
6. Select Security Options
7. Change “Network access: Let Everyone permissions to apply to anonymous users” from Disabled to Enable.
8. Change “Network access: Restrict anonymous access to Named Pipes and Shares” from Enables to Disabled.
9. Enter in the share name for “Network access: Shares that can be accessed anonymously”

Set up the Share with Everybody permissions and away you go…