File Sharing Over A Network in Windows 10

File Sharing Over A Network in Windows 10

How to share folders without HomeGroups and password in Windows 10

This is a real simple way of sharing movies, documents, photos or whatever you want on your home network.

With HomeGroup feature removed from Windows 10, this is the quick and easy way to share data in folders, computers and hard drive on your home network.

So just follow my step by step guide on How to set up file sharing in Windows 10. I will show you How to enable network discovery and configure network sharing options in Windows 10.

If you want to share your printer on your home network with other computers or devices, then you will need to enable file and printer sharing, because I am on my home network, I disable password protected sharing, this makes it easier for people on your home network to see your computer and access your files, so this will be Windows 10 file sharing without password.

So follow my steps and you will be able to share any folder without password in Windows 10

So if you want to learn How to share a folder or hard drive on your home network

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[MendTheWorld]

I've tried to set up files sharing on my Windows 10 network a half dozen times.... each effort representing hours of effort, leading eventually to failure and a sense of resignation; only to be followed after some period of time by a renewed effort, sparked by the belief that "I've got to figure this out eventually". And so it has continued, for at least 4 years (maybe more)... until now, when following your specific steps, I was finally successful!

I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH.... so just a single heartfelt "Thank you" will have to suffice.

[finn]

I have spent all day working on this, but your advice helped me fix the issue sharing a folder between two PCs. It seems that Windows 10 has too robust of a security setup in regards to shared folders. I had to enable or disable a ton of different things. When I finally got to the point whereby I could login to the remote drive, with the target folders. I found that the folders could be seen, but not accessed (no permission). Oddly enough, I went "Folder options" on the target PC and enabled "Use sharing wizard". That still did not fix the error, but when I ticked the sub menu item " Automatically type into search box" that fixed the problem. Lol. Come on something as simple as sharing a folder should not be this difficult.

[tassie]

Brilliant. We only discovered today that we can no longer share files or use the printer form the laptop.

Don't you just love it when Microsoft changes things, but can't be bothered telling you what they have done or, more importantly, how to work with the changes.

Thank you so much for this excellent, easy to follow guide. We will be giving it a crack tomorrow. Pity Microsoft couldn't be as helpful.

[omegasue]

I haven't tried this yet but will be shortly ... I just want to thank you for your very clear & concise videos unlike so many other ones I've viewed.

[solarvirga]

Thank you so much! I cannot stress to you how thankful I am to have watched your video. Great pace! Great instructions! Thank you again!

[ave]

Now, this is what I can call "The right way to do it!" many tutorial are not working because they still base on the homegroup sharing. Thanks man you really know what you are doing 👍👍

[criticallycheesycaleb]

Idk what is the problem with everyone else's computers, but I followed the directions and it is working perfectly for me! Thanks for the great video!

[czarmaster]

I followed a bunch of different tutorials that did not work and wasted A LOT of time... I wish I had watched your video first, worked like a charm. All the others were leaving out simple steps that you included. Thank you :-D

[zackthrippra]

Amazing, thank you for providing this video, I've been attempting to share an entire folder for a good few days now, going from YouTube fix to YouTube fix, your the first one who even mentioned media streaming and sharing to specific people. Thanks!

[fcknSrgi]

Its took me 8 hours to find your video..then i just..hey, there is so many ways to grant permission..and then its working now...Thank you so much for lead me on the right path!

[TheProgameslha]

Thank you so much, it was the last bit that i couldn't figure out, simply type in the pahway. You've just allowed a community workshop the ability to put its workflow through the roof! Thanks mate, thanks so much!

[rothanvankal]

I have made a search or Around 20+ Videos. But this video is the one i m looking for. Thank you very much👍👍👍👍👍

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[keenanquinn]

Dude you killed it, most simple server setup ever. Working fully set up in 5 min

[HealMyTech]

To share a whole drive rather than just a folder, I am finding it does not allow unless I am logged in as the built-in administrator, even if the local user account has full administrator privileges. Unless I am missing something, this is a Windows feature rather than an option I haven't clicked yet. Any idea?

[minwild]

Worked perfectly for me and saved me a huge headache. Thank you very much for a excellently done walk through.

[sadmansakib]

I have been looking for this like forever. If I search on google it points to stupid article about how to install a router or a tutorial which is 10 pages long and overcomplicated. Thanks a ton for this great tutorial.

[danielmcquoid]

I've been racking my brain for about 2 days trying to work out why I was getting a permission-based error message on the computer I was trying to access my 'shared' file on... I was setting the Permissions and Security and even tinkered with the workgroup... Now I realise I didn't look at the very bottom and still had the bloody password protected sharing turned on... what a clip

[nelsonfeng]

followed all the steps as showed but for some reason the shared folder doesn't appear in the second computer

[Steel_the_Free]

Thanks for the guidance into "Sharing options". A menu dive I wouldn't have thought to take alone. Then to discover that media sharing was turned off. At those depths I get antsy about switching off my oxygen. I appreciate your suggested choices. I feel I'm one step closer to a will-it-or-won't-it work certainty.

[someone-somewhere]

Finally !!! the best in the whole internet here !!