How to Fix Error 0x80070035 Windows 10/11 The Network Path was not Found

Methods to solve Error 0x80070035 The Network Path was not Found in Windows 10 or 11.

0x80070035 the network path not found in Windows 10 or 11

Windows 10 and 11 users can connect one computer to another. The OS also allows sharing the same network in order to access necessary folders and files without having a cable connection. Unfortunately, some of the users are encountering “Error code: 0x80070035, The network path was not found” while trying to connect as a guest.

This is a very confusing error. Usually, it happens when the network is functioning as it is designed but a user types wrong pathname. Every path should have a valid shared resource on the remote device. Additionally, it must possess permission in order to access the same resource. However, we can resolve Error 0x80070035 Windows 11 or 10 The Network Path was not Found following a few promising workarounds available ahead.

0x80070035 The Network Path was not Found in Windows 10 and 11

Here is how to fix Error 0x80070035 Windows 10/11 The Network Path was not Found –

Many technical issues might cause this error to occur when connecting to neighboring PCs. However, before proceeding with fixes, you can follow – Fix – Unable Connect to Network Drive in Windows 10 and How to Map Network Drive With Command Prompt in Windows 10 or 11. These may also help you out.

When attempting to access a Network PC, you receive the following Network Error message:

” Windows cannot access \\PC2
Check the spelling of the name. Otherwise, there might be a problem with your network. To
try to identify and resolve network problems, click Diagnose.
Error code: 0x80070035
The network path was not found.”

Now follow the methods one by one:

Recheck the Sharing settings

Primarily, you need to make sure that your device is shared properly with the network. In order to do so, the steps are as follows:

Step-1: Right-click on the drive which you want to access and select Properties.

How to Fix Error 0x80070035 Windows 11/10 The Network Path was not Found

Step-2: Go to the Sharing tab. Check if the network path displays Not Shared. Click on the “Advanced Sharing” option.

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Step-3: On the Advanced sharing window, check the box for “Share this folder”. In the Settings section, confirm that the drive name is correct. Select Apply and then Ok to save the customizations.

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Step-4: Leaving the previous window, press Windows + R shortcut keys in order to bring up the Run dialog.

Step-5: Type the drive name and press Enter. Hopefully, you can access the drive properly from now onward.

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Share using the IP address of the targeted computer to fix 0x80070035 The Network Path was not Found

Follow the below workaround if you cannot solve the Error 0x80070035 Windows 10 or 11 the Network Path was not Found using way-1.

Step-1: Press the Windows logo key on the keyboard and type cmd. Right click on Command prompt showing under Best match and go with Run as administrator.

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Step-2: When a UAC dialog prompts, select Yes.

Step-3: On the Command Prompt window, type the following text –

ipconfig /all

and hit Enter.

Step-4: Look for the IPv4 Address. Note down the address. For me, it is – 192.168.43.193

Share using the IP address

Step-5: Press Windows + R.

Step-6: In the search box, type the following text and press Enter (Keep in mind to change the IP address and drive name necessary for your computer):

\\192.168.1.7\D

Press Enter.

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Now, you should be able to see the drive opening properly. If it fails, follow the next method.

Uninstall and reinstall Network adapter using the Device manager

Step-1: Right-click on the Start button and select “Device Manager”.

Step-2: Press View on the menubar of the tool and choose Show hidden devices.

Show hidden devices

Step-3: Have a look at the Network adapters. You find a long list having 6 to 10 adapters so locate the correct one (In mine it is Realtek RTL8723DE 802.11b/g/n PCIe Adapter).

Step-4: Right-click on this driver and select – Uninstall Device.

Realtek RTL8723DE 802.11bgn PCIe Adapter

Step-5: A pop-up appears; leave the option “Attempt to remove the driver for this driver” unchecked. Click on Uninstall.

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Step-6: Restart the PC and check whether the error still persists or is already resolved.

Add IPv4 protocol over TCP/IP to fix Error 0x80070035 Windows 10/11 The Network Path was not Found

Step-1: Press Windows & R keys altogether.

Step-2:  Type ncpa.cpl and hit click on OK.

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Step-3: On the following window, select your connection and right-click on it. From the list of options, select Properties.

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Step-4: After the Network Properties wizard (whether it is wireless or Wi-Fi) appears, locate the box for “The connection uses the following items”. Now click on “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Version 4”. Click the Install button just below this box.

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Step-5: Now select “Protocol” and click on Add on ‘Select Network Feature Type’ window.

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Step-6: “Select Network Protocol” pop-up comes out, choose Reliable Multicast Protocol, and then click on OK.

Reliable Multicast Protocol

Change the Network Security Settings

Finally, you can change the network security setting in order to fix Error 0x80070035 the Network Path was not Found. The steps are as follows:

Step-1: Click on Start, type secpol.msc, and then press Enter.

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Step-2: Select the option Local Policies and then Security Options. Double click on Network security: LAN Manager authentication level.

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Step-3: From the dropdown menu, choose the option “Send LM & NTLM-use NTLMv2 session security if negotiated”. Click on Apply then Ok in order to save the modifications.

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Now to check whether the Error 0x80070035 Windows 10 the Network Path was not Found in Windows 10 is fixed.

Automate TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Service

Sharing files and folders over network requires support from Windows Services that can manage long running processes. Incorrectly configured services might be cause when connections between computers aren’t established. In this case, 70035 network path not found error might appear. So check and configure them as follow –

  1. Click on Start.
  2. Type – services.msc.
  3. Press – Enter.
  4. Find TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper and right-click on it.
  5. Select Properties.
  6. Click on the drop-down for Startup type.
  7. Set it to Automatic.
  8. Click on Start under Service status.
  9. Click on Apply and OK.
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Edit hosts file

Sometimes hosts file may help to fix 70035 error in Windows 11 or 10. Windows needs permission for the IP address of the computer that you are trying to connect to share files and folders. The hosts file can help to permit the IP address if you make a small modification to it using the following guidelines –

  1. Press Winkey+R.
  2. Copy-paste the following path in the Run dialog box and press Enter
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc
  1. Right-click on the hosts file.
  2. Select Open with.
  3. Choose Notepad and click on OK.
  4. In the Notepad, type
# IP address  Domain name of the computer
  1. Save the file and try to connect to the computer.

Delete Hardware IDs folder in Registry Folder

It is very important to back up your registry before proceeding with this step. This step is essential because in some cases the registry folder that we are going to delete is filled with incorrect or outdated configurations that prevent the network path from being found. In order to do so:

  1. Press “Windows+R” to open the Run prompt.
  2. Type in “Regedit” and press “enter”.
  3. In the registry editor, navigate to the following location:
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSLicensing
  1. Expand MSLicensing Hierarchy by double-clicking on it.
  2. Right-click on the “Hardware IDs” folder and choose “Delete”.
  3. Confirm any prompts and then check to see if the issue persists.

Change the value for AllowInsecureGuestAuth

  1. Press the Windows+ R keys to open the Run
  2. Type regedit.exe and click on OK.
  3. Go to the string:
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters
  1. Find AllowInsecureGuestAuth.
  2. Right-click on it and select Modify.
  3. Change the value to from 0.
  4. Click on OK.

Flush DNS

If all else fails to overcome the issue, flush your DNS, go to “ncpa.cpl” in Run prompt, and disable and enable your network adapter. This should fix the issue as a last resort.

  1. Click on Start.
  2. Type command prompt in the search bar
  3. Select run as administrator.
  4. Type the following command lines one at a time followed by pressing Enter:
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
exit
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  1. Check to see if the issue persists or it is solved.

Disable and Enable Network connection

  1. Press “Windows” “R” to open Run and type in “ncpa.cpl”.
  2. Press the Enter key to open the Network Connections window.
  3. Right-click on your internet adapter and select “Disable”.
Disable and Enable Network connection
  1. Select “Enable” on right-click context menu after some time and check again if the issue is fixed.

Use SMB1

In some cases, the SMB3 protocol might be the reason behind the occurrence of this error on Windows Server, therefore, in this step, we will be enabling the use of SMB1.

  1. Press “Windows” + “R”.
  2. Type in “Powershell”.
  3. Press “Shift” + “Ctrl” + “Enter” to provide administrative privileges.
  4. Type in the following commands in the PowerShell to enable SMB1 and disable SMB3.

For Windows Server:

Get-WindowsFeature FS-SMB1
Set-SmbServerConfiguration -EnableSMB2Protocol $false

For Windows 11, 10, and 8:

Get-WindowsOptionalFeature –Online –FeatureName SMB1Protocol
Set-SmbServerConfiguration –EnableSMB2Protocol $false
  1. Check to see if the problem still persists after executing these commands.

Configure Windows Features as follows:

– SMB 1.0/CIFS Client to ON
– SMB 1.0/CIFS Client to OFF

Disable Windows Defender Firewall

When encountering Error 0x80070035 The Network Path was not Found, disabling firewall and antivirus temporarily might help you solve this problem. After it has been disabled, go back to the Network & Sharing Center and check if you can access the resource, if not delete the share and re-add it and test.

If it works, the issue is your firewall which needs to be configured, if it doesn’t let the firewall stay disabled and move on to the next method:

  1. Click on Start and type control.
  2. Hit Enter.
  3. Select Windows Defender Firewall.
  4. From the next window, Turn Windows Defender Firewall on or off from the left pane.
  5. Check Turn off Windows Defender Firewall (not recommended) for both Private network settings and Public network settings.
  6. Click on OK.
Fix Error 0x80070035 Windows 10 or 11 The Network Path was not Found

Check Network Discovery

Make sure network discovery is turned on on the computer trying to access the resource using below steps:

  1. Open Control Panel as in the previous method and select Network and Sharing Center.
  2. From the left side, click on Change advanced sharing settings.
  3. Turn on Network Discovery.

Check Services

When facing Error 0x80070035 Windows 10/11 The Network Path was not Found, ensure that the following services are running Automatically:

  1. Click on Start and type services.msc.
  2. Find Function Discovery Provider Host and double-click on this.
  3. Click on the drop-down for Startup type and select Automatic.
  4. From the Services status, click on Start.
  5. Select Apply and OK.
  6. Do the same with the following services:

1) Function Discovery Resource Publication
2) SSDP Discovery
3) UPnP Device Host

MMake sure that Settings are correct

Go to Control Panel > Network and Sharing Settings > Advanced Sharing Settings and make sure that the settings are configured as follow:

1) All Networks Read and Write to ON
2) Private & Public File and Printer Sharing to ON
3) All Networks Password Protection to OFF
4) All Networks 128-bit encryption to ON
5) Private & Public Network Discovery to ON

Modify permissions for drive

To bypass the error, suitable Data Drives on both computers are configured to Share with Permissions set at “FULL CONTROL” for “EVERYONE” and Security set to FULL CONTROL for EVERYONE.

In File Explorer, both computers appear under NETWORK.

Each computer opens its own shared drives and printers under “NETWORK”, but will not launch shared drives and printers of the other PCs, giving the Network Error Message as above.

You will be still able to cast multimedia from both PCs to various Smart TVs connected through switches to your LAN, and the DHCP-assigned IP addresses of each of the 2 PCs ping successfully.

Enable insecure guest logons

  1. Click on Search and type gpedit.msc.
  2. Press Enter to open the Local Group Policy Editor.
  3. Navigate to –

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Network > Lanman Workstation

  1. Right click on Enable insecure guest logons and select Edit.
  2. Check the Enabled option to allow insecure guest logons to an SMB server.
  3. Click on Applythen on OK to save the modifications.

Remember that, when enabling this policy setting, the SMB client will permit insecure guest logons, which will allow unauthenticated access to shared folders.

Disable the Microsoft Network client

  1. Launch Local Computer Policy as mentioned in the above methood.
  2. Go to –

Computer Configuration > Windows settings > Security Settings > Local Policies > Security Options

  1. Right-click on Microsoft Network client: Digitally sign communications(always) and select Properties.
  2. Select Disabled.
  3. Click Apply and on OK to save the changes and close the window.

Create a new Windows credential

  1. Open Control Panel.
  2. Click on Credential Manager.
  3. Select Windows Credentials.
  4. Delete all the credentials in the Windows Credential section and reboot the device.
  5. Again go to the Credential Manager page and click on Add a Windows credential.
  6. Now manually add the credentials.
  7. Select OK to save the modifications.

Enable NetBIOS

  1. Type NCPA.CPL in the Windows Search and press Enter.
  2. Right-click on the running connection and select Properties.
  3. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click on Properties
  4. Click on Advanced from the bottom part.
  5. Select the WINS tab.
  6. Check the option Enable NetBIOS over TCP.
  7. Confirm modifications by clicking on OK.

Error code 0x80070035 often implies that the NetBIOS over TCP feature is disabled and by enabling it, you should be able to address the error permanently.

See: How to Enable or Disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP in Windows 10

Clear and Reset Windows 10 Update components

  1. Open Command Prompt as administrator.
  2. Then, copy-paste the below-provided commands and press Enter after each one:
net stop wuauserv
net stop cryptSvc
net stop bits
net stop msiserver
  1. To rename the SoftwareDistribution and Catroot2 folders by running the commands below:
Ren C:WindowssoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old
Ren C:WindowsSystem32catroot2 Catroot2.old
  1. After that start the Windows Update Services, Cryptographic, BITS, and MSI Installer by executing the following commands:
net stop wuauserv
net stop cryptSvc
net stop bits
net stop msiserver
  1. Exit the Command Prompt and reboot your computer.

Whitelist Windows Update servers

  1. Click the Search icon, type Control Panel, and press Enter.
  2. Select Internet Options.
  3. Proceed to the Security tab.
  4. Click on the Trusted Sites option.
  5. Then click on Sites.
  6. Uncheck the Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone 
  7. In the bar “Add this website to the zone”, type in the addresses: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and http://update.microsoft.com.
  8. Click the Add after you type each URL above.
  9. Click Close and restart your computer.

If Error 0x80070035 The Network Path was not Found occurs, there’s also a chance your system blocks the Windows Update servers. So, ensure to whitelist them.

Use DISM

  1. Press Windows key, type CMD.EXE, and click on Run as an administrator to open it.
  2. In the command line, copy-paste these lines one by one and press enter after each:
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
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  1. Give some time, approximately 10-12 minutes to complete the process and restart your system.
  2. Restart your PC.

Run SFC scan

  1. Once more open Command Prompt with administrative privileges
  2. Type in SFC /SCANNOW and press Enter.
  3. Allow the process to complete, as it will take some time and reboot your system.

Final remark

For remotely handling and smooth operation, we need to access the folders from another computer. Microsoft is very keen on the users’ satisfaction. They have provided the way to do it. But unhappily, we often get an error like the Error 0x80070035 Windows 10 the Network Path was not Found. Luckily, we have got a number of ways to resolve it. We have discussed the methods clearly. Follow and enjoy!
Methods:
Recheck the Sharing settings
Share using the IP address of the targeted computer
Uninstall and reinstall Network adapter driver using the Device manager
Add IPv4 protocol over TCP/IP
Change the Network Security Settings
Automate TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Service
Edit hosts file
Delete Hardware IDs folder in Registry Folder
Change the value for AllowInsecureGuestAuth
Flush DNS
Disable and Enable Network connection
Use SMB1
Disable Windows Defender Firewall
Check Network Discovery
Make sure that Settings are correct
Modify permissions for drive
Enable insecure guest logons
Disable the Microsoft Network client
Create a new Windows credential
Enable NetBIOS
Clear and Reset Windows 10 Update components
Whitelist Windows Update servers
Use DISM
Run SFC scan

That’s all!!

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About Sunita
Love to play with Windows 11 and 10. Suggestion - Going for Registry change or system files edit then remember to take a backup or create a restore point before Starting.

  1. Thank you!

  2. Wow, I would never have thought of this. been struggling for weeks trying to see the drives on my new NAS. created a credential for it and Bam. working.

  3. Nash…Great post! My NAS connectivity is back up.

  4. Thanks, Jaccies.

  5. I had also this error 0x80070035, my solution was this using the registry , check the keys in :
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\MSV1_0]
    “Auth132″=”IISSUBA”
    “NtlmMinClientSec”=dword:00000000
    “NtlmMinServerSec”=dword:00000000
    “RestrictReceivingNTLMTraffic”=dword:00000002
    “RestrictSendingNTLMTraffic”=dword:00000002

    Delete the last 2 entries :
    “RestrictReceivingNTLMTraffic”=dword:00000002
    “RestrictSendingNTLMTraffic”=dword:00000002

    this fixed my problem ans now i can see the shares of my both PC’s

  6. Nash Djordjevic

    says:

    If anyone needs:

    Windows 10 Enterprise, Version 1803, OS Build 17134.556

    Windows 10 Error code: 0x80070035 “The network path was not found”

    After few hours checking all internet suggestions and nothing worked, I found the solution myself:

    On your computer open the “Control Panel” -> “Credentials Manager” -> “Windows Credentials” and create new Windows credential for the computer\NAS where your share is. Use the credentials of a user on that computer who has the admins permissions on the share…

    VOILA, it works!