On the next information screen, click on Next. On the next screen, you use the drop-downs to choose what you want to Share with Home Group computers and click on Next. On the next screen, you will see a Password created by Windows for the HomeGroup.
Note down this password, as it will be needed to allow other computers to access Files, Printers and other common resources on the network. Click on the Finish button to complete the process of setting up HomeGroup in Windows Now that you have created a HomeGroup and generated a password for the HomeGroup. The next step is to Add other computers to this HomeGroup. Login to the computer that you want to Add to the HomeGroup.
On the next screen, click on the Join Now button. On the next information screen, click on the Next button. On the next screen, use the drop-downs to select Folders, Printers and Devices that you want to Share with HomeGroup and click on Next. For more info, see HomeGroup removed from Windows 10 Version However, you can still do these things by using features that are built into Windows To learn how to share printers in Windows 10, Share your network printer.
To learn how to share files, see Share files in File Explorer. A homegroup is a group of PCs on a home network that can share files and printers.
Using a homegroup makes sharing easier. You can share pictures, music, videos, documents, and printers with other people in your homegroup. You can help protect your homegroup with a password, which you can change at any time. Other people can't change the files that you share unless you give them permission to do so.
After you create or join a homegroup, you select the libraries for example, My Pictures or My Documents that you want to share. You can prevent specific files or folders from being shared, and you can share additional libraries later. HomeGroup is available in Windows 7, Windows 8.
Open HomeGroup by typing homegroup in the search box on the taskbar, and then selecting HomeGroup. Select the libraries and devices you want to share with the homegroup, and then select Next. A password will appear—print it or write it down. If a homegroup already exists on your network, you'll be asked to join it instead of creating a new one. If your PC belongs to a domain, you can join a homegroup but you can't create one.
You can get to libraries and devices on other homegroup PCs, but you can't share your own libraries and devices with the homegroup. After you create a homegroup, other PCs running Windows 7, Windows 8. After someone on your network creates a homegroup, the next step is to join it. You'll need the homegroup password, which you can get from any homegroup member. All user accounts except the Guest account will belong to the homegroup. Each person controls access to his or her own libraries. Note: If you don't see a space to enter a password, there might not be a homegroup available.
Make sure that someone has created a homegroup, or you can create a homegroup yourself. Open File Explorer, by typing file explorer in the search box in the taskbar, and then selecting File Explorer. Under Homegroup , select the user account name of the person whose libraries you want to get to.
In the file list, double-tap or double-click the library you want to get to, and then double-tap or double-click the file or folder you want. If you've made homegroup files or folders available offline, and then you disconnect from the network, the files or folders will no longer be visible in the Libraries window.
To find them, open the Network folder. When you create or join a homegroup, you select the libraries and devices you want to share with other people in the homegroup. Libraries are initially shared with Read access, which means that other people can look at or listen to what's in the library, but they can't change the files in it.
You can adjust the level of access at any time, and you can exclude specific files and folders from sharing. Only those people who belong to the homegroup can see shared libraries and devices. You can choose to share libraries, devices, or individual files and folders with specific people in your homegroup or with everyone. Note: Keep in mind that children who use homegroup PCs will have access to all shared libraries and devices.
Open HomeGroup by typing homegroup in the search box on the taskbar, and then select HomeGroup. Open File Explorer by typing file explorer in the search box in the taskbar, and then selecting File Explorer.
Choose an option in the Share with group. There are different Share with options depending on whether your PC is connected to a network and what kind of network it is. To share with all the members of your homegroup, choose one of the Homegroup options. Select libraries to share with all the members of your homegroup by opening HomeGroup. To prevent a file or folder from being shared with anyone, select the Share tab, and then select Stop sharing. To change the level of access to a file or folder, select the Share tab, and then select either Homegroup view or Homegroup view and edit.
If you need to share a location such as a drive or system folder, select the Advanced sharing option. Printers that are connected with a USB cable can be shared with a homegroup. After the printer is shared, you can get to it through the Print dialog box in any program, just like a printer that's directly connected to your PC. Open the Print menu of the app you want to print from like Microsoft Word , select the homegroup printer, and then select Print.
Note: The PC that the printer is connected to must be turned on to use the printer. Use this setting to share content with all devices on your network. For example, you can share pictures with a digital picture frame, or share music with a network media player.
Note: Shared content isn't secure. Anyone connected to your network can receive your shared content. View the password for your homegroup.
If someone else wants to join the homegroup, give them this password. Change your homegroup password. All other PCs in your homegroup will need to type in the new password you generate. Leave your homegroup. You can't delete a homegroup, but if everyone leaves the homegroup it will be gone. You can then set up a new homegroup if you'd like. Change network discovery, file and printer sharing, HomeGroup connection, and advanced security options.
HomeGroup is available in Windows 10, Windows 8. When you set up a PC with Windows 8. If a homegroup already exists on your home network, you can join it. Open HomeGroup by swiping in from the right edge of the screen, tapping Settings or if you're using a mouse, pointing to the lower-right corner of the screen, moving the mouse pointer up, and then clicking Settings , tapping or clicking Change PC settings , tapping or click Network , and then tapping or clicking HomeGroup.
