In the navigation pane the left pane , under Homegroup , click the user account name of the person whose files you want to access. In the file list, double-click the library you want to access, and then double-click the file or folder you want.
When you created or joined your homegroup, you selected the libraries you wanted to share with other people in the homegroup. Libraries are initially shared with Read access, which means that you can look at or listen to what's in the library, but you can't make changes to the files in it.
You can adjust the level of access later, and you can exclude specific files and folders from sharing. Clear the check box for each library you don't want shared, and then click Save changes. To prevent the file or folder from being shared with anyone, in the toolbar, click Share with , and then click Nobody. To share the file or folder with some people but not others, in the toolbar, click Share with , click Specific people , select each person you want to share with, and then click Add.
Click Share when you're finished. After the printer is shared, you can access it through the Print dialog box in any program, just like a printer that's directly connected to your PC. Select the Printers check box, and then click Save changes. On the PC the printer is physically connected to, click the Start button, click Control Panel , type homegroup in the search box, and then click HomeGroup. If you don't already have a driver installed for the printer, click Install driver in the dialog box that appears.
Change settings for network discovery, file sharing, Public folder sharing, password-protected sharing, homegroup connections, and file sharing connections. Windows 10 Windows 8. Notes: HomeGroup has been removed from Windows 10 Version Notes: If a homegroup already exists on your network, you'll be asked to join it instead of creating a new one. Notes: PCs that are turned off, hibernating, or asleep won't be available as part of the homegroup. What's a homegroup? Create a homegroup When you set up a PC with Windows 8.
To create a homegroup 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. Tap or click Create.
Select the libraries and devices you want to share with the homegroup. Notes: PCs that are turned off, hibernating, or asleep won't appear as part of the homegroup. Create a homegroup When you set up a PC with Windows 7, a homegroup is created automatically. Notes: PCs that are turned off, hibernating, or asleep won't appear in the navigation pane. Need more help? Join the discussion. Was this information helpful?
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To do so, click the Start button and select My Network Places. As soon as the drivers are installed, you'll be able to print to a printer in the HomeGroup just like you can in a standard peer-to-peer workgroup. Of course, when you participate with a HomeGroup using this technique, in addition to being able to access resources shared to the HomeGroup from Windows 7 systems, you'll want to be able to share resources from Windows XP and Windows Vista with the HomeGroup.
Fortunately, doing so is again a very familiar procedure. In Windows Vista, there is no Simple File Sharing feature, and by default folder sharing works like it does in Windows 7. However, depending on your needs, there are several ways that you can set up sharing in Windows Vista. For example, you could create a special sharing account like I described earlier and then use it from the Windows XP and Windows 7 systems to access the shares on the Windows Vista system.
More than likely, you will be adding Windows 7 systems to a mixed network and may want to allow Windows XP and Windows Vista systems to work within a HomeGroup. Using the technique I've explained in this article you can do that. Will you be adding Windows 7 systems to a mixed network?
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However, neither option does anything. To share a file or folder, select Specific people from the same shortcut menu instead. Any folders, files, or printers that you previously shared using HomeGroup will continue to be shared. This means that:. Shared network folders will still be available. If one user account was set up on a PC for sharing, you can continue using that one account for sharing.
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