how to enable file and print sharing on windows

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How to enable Windows File and Print Sharing

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Learn how to:

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Part One -- Enable file and print sharing

Part Two -- Create a user account

Part Three -- Share a folder

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Part One: File and Print Sharing

1. Click on the Start button

2. Search “Sharing” and

click on Manage advance sharing

settings

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Then …

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3. Select Turn on network discovery and Turn on file

and print sharing

4. Select Turn on password protection

sharing

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Part Two: Creating a User Account

Why create an account?

So a user can access sharedfolders on this computer. This is required if you’ve enabled password protection.

From your control panel, create an account

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From within the Control Panel

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Select Add or remove user accounts

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Next …

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Select Create a new account

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Then …

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Add a name and then select Create Account

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To create a password

Select the account you just created and then

select Create a password

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Part Three: Sharing a Folder

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Right click on the folder you want to share and

select Specific people…

Select the user you are giving access to, and click

Add and then Share

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Then…

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First, right click the folder again and select Properties

Then, select the Sharing tab

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Continued…

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Select Advanced Sharing…

Check the Share this folder and the select OK

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Accessing the Shared Folder

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Select Network to list the computers on your

Pertino network

Double-click the computer you would like to access shares

and provide the username and

password

Here are the files in the shared folder

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