Note that mount_smbfs(8) uses SMBv1, which is disabled on Windows machines these days. This might be the reason why you're getting a password prompt when you don't expect one.
To be honest, I don't know of an alternative at the moment. I really don't recommend enabling SMBv1 on Windows. There are quite a few nasty bits of malware that make good use of bugs in SMBv1 (WannaCry is probably the most infamous).
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