file sharing

Hello everyone! I have a problem with network that make no sense to me 8 PCs on network, all with windows 10 Pro. What did a do on all PCs? 1º) Same workgroup and named 2º) Network conection set to DHCP, IP v6 disabled, and Netbios active 3º) services set to auto and running: -DNS Client -...

Hello all, I'm trying to stream my media FROM Windows 10 PC TO my Android 11 phone using VLC. My files are located on my 2nd D drive which I can't see them in my phone. I'm trying to make it work in 2 ways. FIRSTLY, by enabling the ''Media Stream Options'' in which I can only stream shared media...

I'm working on networking our home. WAN to Cable Modem to Router to Unmanaged Switch in the Utility room (roughly the center of an ell-shape) (and WIFI APs on the west end and north end) to wired drops in selected rooms. So now I see mention of a local "Cloud" storage for a home. Say what? I've...

Assume I have a Windows 7 system. The Firewall is completely disabled or corrupt. So when another computer in (Private Workgroup) LAN tries to connect to this Windows 7 system what should happen? Is the default (e.g. for File Sharing) ALLOW ALL or BLOCK ALL File Sharing requests from other...

This method works on Windows 11,10, 8.1 & 7 as well. All programs for this guide are free. Download links PsTools PsTools - Windows Sysinternals FePsTools Front-end for PsTools | DaviTools Nircmd (At the bottom of the page. Not the 64 bit one.) NirCmd - Windows command line tool Winrar...

Hi. My Nvidia shield pro is wired to my router and also my router has a HDD attached to it, like a NAS. I can access the contents of the USB drive on my Nvidia Shield pro and can access the NAS using my Android phone via FX explorer app. However, using my laptop which is on WiFi and on the...

Windows 11 brings refinement to contextual file operations in the right-click context menu and share dialog. These are extensible by apps, including unpackaged Win32 apps. The context menu is one of the most popular and useful shell extensions. If you are already in File Explorer or on the...

Windows 11 brings refinement to contextual file operations in the right-click context menu and share dialog. These are extensible by apps, including unpackaged Win32 apps. The context menu is one of the most popular and useful shell extensions. If you are already in File Explorer or on the...

Hello there! I have a running Windows Server 2019 used as a File Server. He is having a problem: When reading/writing files via network share (SMB Protocol) the request takes a long time to complete... This is happening on Office 97-2003 files, PDFs, Solid Works archives, and some other...

I have a home network with three computers. They are all running Win 10 Home. I have "shared drives" with "Everyone" on each computer. When I am on my laptop (WiFi connected to the network) I can see Desktop#1 computer, but it asks for credentials (I do not know what user name/password it is...

i think after a windows update my Logitech webcam is not working like it did before the update if that ius even the problem any way the problem i a having is I have windows 10 home on my pc and have-Logitech webcam C525 hd webcam installed. about a month ago before any recent march...

Original release date: February 24, 2021 Summary This joint advisory is the result of a collaborative effort by the cybersecurity authorities of Australia,[Link Removed] New Zealand,[2] Singapore,[3] the United Kingdom,[4] and the United States.[Link Removed][6] These authorities are aware of...

Hello there everyone. I would like to have 2 Microsoft Account based users on my Windows 10 PC. 1 Administrator, and 1 Standard user. I do not want the Standard user to see any of the Admin user's folders, their desktop, photos, and anything. I want them to each use the same applications. What...

Hi. Good day. Greetings from Malaysia. I have a D-Link DIR-842 router with a USB drive connected to it. I successfully set up the USB file sharing and able to access the files in the USB drive from my laptop when I connected to the Wi-Fi locally. Now, I am away from my house, and I wish to...

I have a Lenovo 730S AIO computer and an Acer A515 laptop both running up to date versions of Windows 10. I have spent a l;ot of time trying to setup Windows Workgroup and file/folder settings on both computer so that they can share files/folders. I am now very confident that I can now have...

Hi, The weirdest thing I have seen...... I have several win 10 machines on a home network. No domain, but same workgroup name. All can access each other with credentials, however Machine A is hit or miss with connecting to Machine B (Machine B can always connect to A without issue). In the...

I have two HP laptops, both running 20H2 with the latest updates. A problem that existed before the upgrade did not go away after the upgrade like I thought it would. Both machines are networked through an Ethernet switch to the router and to a printer. I have shared folders on both laptops...

I'm trying to deny permissions for a file for a specific user. The system we use is that each user has a folder structure on their C drive and they are all synced using Sugarsync. If changes are made on any PC they are propagated to the other PCs. I have the computer name of the one I want to...

Hi all, I have a friend who runs her own accountancy business, she currently has a Dell poweredge server with Windows 2008 R2 Standard on it. It used to be used for regular server related tasks, such as user accounts (4-5 staff members), file sharing and MSSQL. She has since closed her...

Hello, Need help. Windows 10 v2004 on two machines 'A' and 'B'. on ethernet-connected home network. Following Wednesday's updates to A that machine no longer appears on my local network. B can see itself in File Explorer and in my 2-pane file manager but cannot see A. A...