how to enable file and print sharing on windows
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Learn how to enable file and print sharing on your Windows deviceTRANSCRIPT
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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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