Windows Share Error: Not enough server storage is available to process this command.

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Quick Tip. If you get this error, 'Not enough server storage is available to process this command.' when trying to access a Windows share folder, try this.

Open Registry Editor on the machine that sharing the folder. Navigates to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters. If the IRPStackSize value does not already exist, right click on the empty area on the right panel, choose New > DWord Value. Name it as IRPStackSize. The name must be case-sensitive. Double click the IRPStackSize value. Change the Base to decimal. The default value should be 15. Change it to something larger, 25 for example. The maximum value for IRPStackSize is 50.

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Close Registry Editor, and restart your system. Try again to access the shared folder from another computer. If the error still occurs, try increasing the IRPStackSize value to something larger than previous value. Small IRPStackSize value will also cause other program on the system to stop functioning, for example antivirus program or copy handler. If you have these problems, try to increase the IRPStackSize value and see if it resolves the problems.

Take note that by using a value that is larger than necessary might waste system resources.

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