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. 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. You can still get to any shared printers through the Print dialog box.
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