psexec: "Access is denied" (Win10 =>XP)

Question

GOAL

Attempting to access XP_BOX on the LAN from a Windows 10 box:

CONFIGURATION

PsExec v2.2 installed on Win10 from Microsoft

OBSERVATION:

C:\> psexec \\XP_BOX -u XP_BOX\username  -c ipconfig

Password:
Couldn't access XP_BOX:
Access is denied

UPDATE TO OBSERVATION

Observed successful console-redirection: ran the XP_BOX command prompt on the Win10 box as if the command prompt were running locally

psexec \\XP_BOX cmd

Interestingly enough: I could not list directories of 'net use' configured drives: a question for another thread.

Succesfully returned the ipconfig command:

win10>psexec \\XP_BOX ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration


Ethernet adapter LAN:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : lan
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.8.112
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.8.1
ipconfig exited on salve with error code 0.

WHAT HAS BEEN TRIED

I am able to share out a folder from the XP_BOX

C:\>net use Q: \\XP_BOX\Dropbox
The command completed successfully.

I have verified that XP_BOX resolves to a LAN ip address via ping.

I have tried this command with the XP_BOX off and it hangs (expected because of no response from XP_BOX).

I have tried the secpol update procedure on the XP_BOX:

Start>Run>secpol.msc

Navigate to

Local Policies>Security Options

Set the policy "Network Access: Sharing and security model for local accounts" to (Just hit OK: Don't close this out as we will be changing it back).

Guest only – local users authenticate as Guest

Open a command box and run (Dont close this either)

gpupdate /force

Go back and set the policy "Network Access: Sharing and security model for local accounts" back to

Classic - local users authenticate as themselves

Again run

gpupdate /force

Test from Win10 box

Reboot