Open network access to a directory in operating system Windows was no problem. But with the release Windows Vista and Windows 7 for many this has become a problem. Why so? What needs to be done? Let's figure this out.

Let's split this into two steps:

How to open access to a computer;

How to share a folder.

1. How to open access to a computer.

In order to open access to the computer, we need to go to Control Panel -> Network and Sharing Center -> Change advanced options public access . And now a panel has opened for us, with all the settings we need. We will have two categories with the same settings: " Home or work" and " General". For both categories, you will need to make the following settings.

In addition, if you want all users to have access to shared folders, then the bottommost item in the categories "Sharing with security protection" must be switched to the position "Disable sharing with password protection".

After these steps, your computer Windows control 7 will be available online. Let's continue.

2.How to open access to the folder.

Find the desired directory. Let's go to its properties. Tab " Access"and click the button" General access...". In the window that opens, add all the necessary users, and set their rights. If everyone needs access, then select " All"and set as needed" Reading" or " Reading and writing". Click "Share" and the folder becomes available, you can use it.

In the operating room Windows system you can share a folder on your local home network to exchange data between computers using shared folders. It is very convenient and fast way for transferring files according to the computer-to-computer scheme, without the use of external media (flash drives, external hard drives, memory cards, etc.).

In this article I will talk about creating local network on the example of the Windows 10 operating system. Creating and configuring a local network in Windows 8 and in Windows 7 occurs in a similar way, this instruction universal.

The article considers next option using shared folders on the local network: several computers are connected to the router, connected by cable and wireless network Wi-Fi merged into home network. A shared folder is created on each computer, and all computers included in this local network have access to shared folders.

On computers connected to a home local network, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 operating systems (different OSes, or the same operating system) connected to the router via Wi-Fi or cable can be installed.

Creating and configuring a local network takes place in four stages:

• first step - checking the name working group and settings network card
• second stage - creating and configuring local network settings
• the third stage is the connection of the shared access to the folder in the local network
• fourth stage - data exchange over the local network

First you need to check the workgroup settings and network card settings, and then create a Windows local network.

Checking Network Card and Workgroup Settings

On the desktop, click right click click on the “This PC” icon (“My Computer”, “Computer”), select the “Properties” item in the context menu. In the "System" window, click on "Advanced system settings".

In the System Properties window that opens, open the Computer Name tab. Here you will see the workgroup name. By default, in Windows 10, a workgroup is named "WORKGROUP".

On all computers connected to this local network, the workgroup name must be the same. If the computers connected to the network have different workgroup names, change the names to the same name for the workgroup.

To do this, click on the "Change ..." button, in the "Change computer or domain name" window, give a different name for the workgroup (write a new name capital letters, better in English).

Now check your network card settings. To do this, in the notification area, right-click on the network icon (Internet access). Click on "Network and Sharing Center". In the "Network and Sharing Center" window, click on the "Change adapter settings" link.

In the window " Network connections» Select your network card, Ethernet or Wi-Fi, depending on how your computer is connected to the Internet. Next, right-click on the network card, in the context menu, click on "Properties".

In the network card properties window, in the "Network" tab, select the "IP version 4 (TCP / IPv4)" component, and then click on the "Properties" button.

In the Internet protocol properties window that opens, in the "General" tab, check the parameters of the IP address and DNS service. In most cases, these parameters are assigned automatically. If these parameters are inserted manually, check the appropriate addresses with your Internet provider (the IP address on the computers connected to the network must be different).

After completing the verification of the parameters, you can go directly to creating a local network in Windows.

Creating a local network

The first step is to configure the LAN settings in Windows. Enter the "Network and Sharing Center", click on the item "Change Extra options public access".

In the "Advanced Sharing Options" window, you can change the sharing settings for various network profiles. The Windows operating system for each network used creates a separate network profile with its own special settings.

There are three network profiles available:

• Private
• Guest or public
• All networks

In the profile private network in the Network Discovery option, select Enable Network Discovery.

In the "File and Printer Sharing" option, activate the "Turn on file and printer sharing" option.

In the parameter "Connection home group Select "Let Windows manage homegroup connections (recommended)".

After that, open the network profile "All Networks". In the Public Folder Sharing option, select Turn on sharing so network users can read and write files in shared folders.

In the File Sharing Connections option, select the setting "Use 128-bit encryption to secure sharing connections (recommended)".

In the "Password protected sharing" option, activate the "Turn off password protected sharing" option.

After completing the settings, click on the "Save Changes" button.

Repeat all these steps on all computers that you plan to connect to your home LAN:

• check workgroup name (name must be the same)
• check network card settings
• in sharing options turn on network discovery, turn on file and printer sharing, turn off password protected sharing

How to enable folder sharing

In this case, I created a folder and named "Public". Right-click on this folder, in the folder properties window, open the "Access" tab.

Then click on the "Advanced Settings" button.

In the "Advanced sharing settings" window, activate the "Share this folder" item, and then click on the "Permissions" button.

Select permissions to use shared folder data from another computer. There is a choice of three options:

• Full access
• Change
• Reading

To save the settings, click the "OK" button.

Go back to the folder properties, open the "Security" tab, and then click on the "Edit ..." button.

In the window that opens, enter the name "All" (without quotes) in the "Enter the names of the objects to select" field, and then click the "OK" button.

In the folder properties window, in the "Security" tab, configure the permissions that you previously selected for the shared folder.

To change the permission for the "Everyone" group, click on the "Advanced" button. In the "Advanced security settings for the shared folder" window, select the "Everyone" group, and then click on the "Edit" button to change permissions.

The LAN setup in Windows is now complete. In some cases, you may need to restart your computer for all changes to take effect.

Login to the local home network

Open File Explorer, in the "Network" section you will see all available computers connected to the local home network. To log in to another computer, click on the computer name, and then click on the shared folder name to access the files and folders in the shared folder.

The local network in Windows 10 is created and configured.

Troubleshooting some network issues

Sometimes, after setting up the network, there are problems with accessing folders on the local network. One of possible problems, there may be an incorrectly selected network profile. I have experienced this myself on my computer. After reinstalling the system, I created and configured a local network, but my computer did not see two laptops connected to this network. From a laptop, I could easily go to the shared folder of my computer, but the computer did not see them at all.

I checked all the local network settings several times, and only then noticed that my computer was running public network, rather than a private (home) network like on laptops. How can such a problem be solved?

Enter the "Network and Sharing Center", click on "Troubleshoot". Select the "Shared Folders" section, run diagnostics and troubleshooting. At the very end, the application will offer to set up the network as private. Apply this fix, and then restart your computer. After performing this operation, my computer was able to access shared folders on laptops on the local network.

Often problems arise due to incorrect network settings. Windows 10 has an option to reset network settings to default. Go to "Settings", "Network and Internet", under "Change network settings» click on "Network Reset" to apply network settings default.

There may be other problems, look for their solution on the Internet.

Conclusion

In Windows, you can create a local private (home) network between computers to organize data exchange using shared folders, access the printer. Different or identical operating systems (Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7) can be installed on computers on the same network.

In order to use the local network normally, you need to be able to share folders. In this article, we will talk about how to share a folder in Windows 7, 8 or 10, and also tell you what settings you need to make on your computer in order for folder access to work properly.

Setting up your computer before sharing folders

Before opening access to folders, you need to make sure that the computer is properly configured. Otherwise, you will not be able to access the folders you need. To do this, follow the path " Start - Control Panel - Network and Internet - Network and Sharing Center". In this window, click on the link " Change advanced sharing options».

After that, a window with sharing settings will open in front of you. In this window, all functions must be enabled except for " Sharing with password protection". Disable this feature and click the Save Changes button.

If not disabled this function, you will need to enter the password when you try to access the folder.

How to Share a Folder in Windows 7, 8 or 10

Sharing a folder in Windows 7, 8 or 10 is pretty easy. To get started, right-click on the desired folder and select " Properties».

After that, a window with the properties of the folder will appear in front of you. In this window, go to the tab " Access and click on the button there. General access».

After that, a window with the name of the shared folder will appear. Here you just need to click on the button " Ready».

This completes the opening of access to the folder.

An alternative way to share a folder

Also exists alternative way opening access to folders. In order to use this method, press the key combination Windows + R and in the window that opens, enter the command shrpubw.

After that, you should see " Share Creation Wizard". With it, you can quickly and easily open access to a folder. In order to start creating a shared folder, simply click on the " Further».

The first step is to select the folder you want to share. Select desired folder and click on the button " Further».

The final step is to select permissions to access the folder. Select the folder access rules that suit you and click the " Ready».

This completes the setup. In order to open access to the folder, it remains to click on the button " Ready».

If necessary, at this stage, you can enable the function of re-launching the "Wizard of creating shares".

Problem: Unable to access network resource. The network folder is displayed...

but when I try to log in, the system displays a message:

Windows cannot access \\computer\network_share. Permission to access \\computer\network_share missing. Contact your network administrator for access.

In the Windows XP operating system, a similar message sounds like this:

No access to \\computer\network_share. You may not have permission to use this network resource. Please contact the administrator of this server for the appropriate access rights. Access denied

Why is there no access to a network resource?

The reason may be the following factors:

• The user does not have permission to access the share.
  These rights are configured on the tab Access and are relevant only for configuring network access.
• The user does not have permission to access the folder at the NTFS permission level
  Customize on the tab Safety. This setting controls access rights for both network and local access.
• The user does not have network access permissions or NTFS rights.

How to share a network folder with all users

The settings must be made on the computer where the network resource is located.

Go to Computer Management:

Opening the section Shared folders. Highlight a subsection Shared Resources and find out the local path to the folder that is open to the network.
In our example, we see that the network resource temp matches local path c:\temp :

Find the local folder, right-click on it and call Properties:

1 The first thing to check is network access permissions. Opening a tab Access and press the button Advanced setup:

We press the button Permissions:

We check for whom network access is open, and we also check the rights.
In order to enter the network resource, all users could enter the list Share Permissions need to add a group All.
In our case, open full access for a group All. So, everything is in order with network permissions:

2 The second thing to check is NTFS permissions. Go to the tab Safety and check the global permissions to access the folder.
In our example, we see that only users and administrators of the local computer can see and enter this folder. This means that if we try to log in to a network resource under a user who does not have an account on local computer, we will be denied access.

In order to allow access to the folder to all users, even those who do not have an account on the local computer, you must add the same group to the list All. To do this, press the button Change:

We press Add:

Adding a group All and press OK.

Attention! It is NOT necessary to search for a group in the list of groups and users. You can simply write the word “All” with your hands - always with a capital letter.

In this article I will tell you how you can access a computer from the network. Open access to a computer over the network to exchange information with it.

For example, you need to share a folder. Let's say you did this, trying to access this folder from another computer, and you get a window where it asks you to enter "login" and "password", or it gives an error that you do not have enough rights, asking you to contact the system administrator.

There are two computers connected to each other, and you have a need to share files between them.

• First computer: its ip address is 192.168.0.2
• Second computer: its ip address is 192.168.0.3

Create a shared folder on the first computer

Right click on the desktop, it pops up context menu=> create => folder. A “New Folder” will appear on the desktop, rename it to “shared”. Click on it with the right mouse button, the context menu => property will appear. Switch to the "Access" tab.

Click on the "Share" button, a window appears that looks like this:

In the line where I have "All" written, you also write this word, then click on the "Add" button. After that, below you will see the inscription “All”, opposite it will be the value “Reading”, click on this word “Reading” and select “Read and write”, then click on the button “Sharing” - “Finish”.

In this window, you need to check the box "Share this folder" and click on the "Permissions" button, after which a new window will appear:

In the "Allow" column, you need to check all the checkboxes, and click on the "OK", "OK", "Close" buttons. This completes adding sharing for the folder.

Disable Windows Firewall

Go to Control Panel => Administrative Tools => Windows Firewall with Advanced Security.

Click on the "Actions" => "Properties" button, the following window will appear:

On the “Domain Profile” tab there is an item “Firewall”, by default it is “Enable (recommended)”, you put “Disable” and click “OK”. On this trip Windows Firewall completed.

Local Security Policy

Set up the Local Security Policy. Go to control panel => administration => local security policy. The following window will appear on your screen:

In this window, on the left, there are security items "Local Policies" => "User Rights Assignment". A list of policies will open on the right side, in this item we are interested in two items, in the screenshot they are highlighted in red “Access this computer from the network” and “Deny access to this computer from the network”.

Accessing a computer from the network

Double click on this line, you will see the following window:

Add to this window account"Guest", for this we click on the button "Add user or group ...", you will see a new window:

In which you click on the "Advanced" button and go to the following window:

In this window, you click "search", after which the "search result" will appear: in which you must find the "Guest" account, then click on the "OK", "OK", "OK" button.

Deny access to this computer from the network

Double click on this line and you will see the following window:

In this window, you need to select the "Guest" account, click on the "Delete" button, and click on the "OK" button. This is the setup process local policies finished.

Let's check the performance of this method

We go from another computer, to “my computer”, on the left there will be a column below, in which there will be an item - “Network”, when you click it, a window will open on the left, where the computers of your workgroup will be indicated. Click on the first computer on which we created the "shared" folder and you should have a window open in which this folder will be. Just drag the file into this folder and it will be on the first computer.

I hope this article was helpful to you.

Setting up a computer-to-computer local network