Multiple Ways to Share Files in Windows.

[@vapnut]

Remember, When people come to your house and you share your network password with them for their phone, that would be giving them access to your shared folders. Thanks for the video!

[@CyberCPU]

If you use no authentication, then yes. If you use Windows authentication then it's a different password. At least, it should be. 😂🤣

[@fookingsog]

Ummm...If you use a Wi-Fi router that has guest functionality, they will be firewalled and only able to access the WAN (Internet)!!!

[@nils-erikolsson3539]

Can easily make another account called "whatever", then share folders and add that user to be allowed to open that shared folder.

[@BillAnt]

​@@CyberCPU - I'm still a proud user of the true and tried "sneaker-net"method, used to be floppies but nowadays it's SDcard/Flash drives. lol

[@citizenatlrge]

My man with the one thing nobody else seems to show. Right @10:47 editing the security tab to add Everyone.. A month at least, off and on, I've been banging my head w/this one and that was the fix. Thanks.

[@ShaunBennett]

did you get it?

[@Ko-Deckard]

same for me, this fixed my issue

[@aosdfjghbadiszty9pj9FJ08VYHAJf]

This stuff definitely isn't obvious if you've never had to do any networking before, even if you've used computers for decades like.. my friend. Thanks for this video, it was concise and super helpful!

[@woodfold]

Thanks for such a clear, simplified explanation of sharing. I also appreciate letting captions be created, it can really help older viewers, like me. I can't understand why some content creators don't do it.

[@srvuk]

Good to see newbies getting some love.

[@smashpede]

Great tutorial. I love the name of your Wifi.

[@mystixa]

There is another case where having a password on network shares comes in handy. I have family get malware on occasion. One of those occasions was such that it deleted all audio files it could find, including on network shares. It was stopped from deleting files on the computers that had passwords on them. Good video, thank you for it. I think a lot of people forget that most don't know the basics outside of the areas they spend a lot of time in.

[@fookingsog]

Believe me! I know *ALL* About This!!! My previous job I had to setup shared folders for scan-to-folder from multi-functional copy (MFP) machines. Absolute worst was doctor's & lawyer's offices as they changed their passwords every 90 days or so, which "broke" the scan-to-folder link. Path was fine but couldn't authenticate due to password change. I got to the point where ALL scanned files used a separate "user" only used for scanning with a password that never changed. End user still had access to the scan folder. Other method was to use a single central file server with individual file folders, all with the same login password which the folders were mapped to each individual computer. Best method is a static IP on each PC as hostname can sometimes fail in the path.

[@CyberCPU]

You can also make a hidden user account on the computer with your own password. I've done that many times. I typically name the user account scans to make it obvious what it's for and then use a custom password. That way you still have authentication on the folder but it's not tied to the password that changes periodically. If you do it that way you just have to remember to give the scans user permissions on the folder.

[@Digmen1]

This was great!

[@jasonhillone]

great vid just did this so my boys can access my shared folder on the network

[@ShadowMax2K]

It will be great to have a media centre to share videos among different systems (xbox, ps5, pcs, and mobiles). Would that will create security concerns? 😟

[@CyberCPU]

No. It shouldn't.

[@fookingsog]

If you have a NAS setup that implements DLNA or PlexServer for media, no problems are created as each device accessing those "services" is mapped to the IP address and specific port number of that service protocol. Authentication is also required for PlexServer. No Authentication I believe for DLNA as it is supposed to be a P-N-P (Plug-N-Play) service.

[@TazzSmk]

well-explained basics, good vid! I wonder - what exactly is the difference between using "map network drive" vs "add a network location" ? any advantages/disadvantages of one over another?

[@lint2023]

Related question: I live where there is complex supplied WiFi but we each have our own pass code to log in. Would that make it a private network setting or a public network setting. Thanks.

[@SSYoung125]

2 hours and 1 headache later I realize when watching your video I forgot to put both computers on private Network 🤦‍♂️ Thank you for the video

[@robert8]

This is great. Unfortunately, my host computer W10 got setup pretty straightforward, but the other computer W11 did not have the option "Advanced Sharing Settings" and any settings after that. Anyway, good information.

[@TazzSmk]

make sure it's set as Private network (as shown in the video, else that option doesn't show)

[@jamesmulherin4568]

WOW i'm getting old, but in the good ol'days we use to have "homegrps" that could be setup in about 10 secs.......this was before Windows improved to the point of being unusable. Thanks Microsoft.

[@blakecorben2350]

Is there a way to share a mounted external SSD the same way. I can get read access just no write?

[@americanpatriot9053]

That's exactly what I was looking for, however I want my new laptop (win-11) to access my complete hard drive (c) on my desktop (win-10). Would it be done the same way by entering the "C" drive instead of a folder name???

[@karmamuscle]

To the point tutorial. Excellent! :D Would love to see a follow-up on how to access that share from a phone on the private wifi. Also, is it possible to setup the share with username/password, but a separate account? So I can be using my admin account to use the machine, but the share is using a different account, or can't you use two accounts at the same time? Probably can't, since I'd be logged in to the admin account.

[@imonyourside8376]

Link to the minicomputer in the video?

[@aperson1181]

Thank you for the topic. Would you please cover remote access to another Windows 10/11 PC at home? I have several PCs at home where my elder family members periodically need help on their computers. It help for me to be able to access their PCs and not have to ran up and down. I know Google has a service, but you're trusting someone with being as an intermediary. Is there a more direct way? Thank you

[@jeremyhenderson163]

🤗Thanks for "sharing". 🤔 Is there a way to do this over the internet, without getting too complex?

[@vla2uv]

OK, nice and educational video but can you indicate how to map a shared folder this time in Windows 10Pro, since you showed us in Win11, only?

[@CyberCPU]

It's exactly the same.

[@vla2uv]

@@CyberCPU But in Win10 I don't have those 3 dots so instead where can that feature can be accessed from?!

[@goofyrulez7914]

Not to be critical but please make either the font larger or zoom in on what you're doing. When seen on a phone, or even my computer, what you show cannot be read without zooming in and zooming out constantly. This is especially true on my phone.

[@laurentitolledo1838]

video was probably meant for viewers with 40" monitors...

[@goofyrulez7914]

@@laurentitolledo1838 - Makes sense.

[@debeeriz]

i find l need to reboot my windows machine to file share if they have not been restarted for a couple of weeks

[@CyberCPU]

It's not uncommon to have to reboot Windows anyway every couple weeks. However, typically you don't have to reboot just to share files.

[@hamradioHam]

will this work to share files on a win 10 machine with a MacBook with high sierra ? is that even possible ?

[@dibbsvids9945]

Great video sir, but if your running a network server, giving clients full access to your shared media is something that I would not recommend, (read only). Providing a user with their own storage environment is where they should get full access only.

[@Cyba_IT]

He said that multiple times

[@garyfonseca3035]

Can we get a vid on file sharing options on non-local networks? :-)

[@CyberCPU]

Already did, a long time ago. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYTMkoGiqLeYhK8

[@garyfonseca3035]

@@CyberCPU sweetness

[@jimdavis6833]

I did that a few years ago, using my modem/router to let a girl in California connect to my indoor cam. I used to foster kittens, and she wanted to see them in the kitten room. I have since forgotten how, but I'll bet Rich knows. She could only sign in as a guest, and had limited camera control.

[@mamjacobs1983]

how can I share files with a computer on a differant location, like my parents house?

[@profeten]

big fans of you're videos! "could you perhaps consider making a video about ethernet settings. have watched a few different videos, but am pretty sure you could do a better job

[@ethimself5064]

Search his channel

[@CyberCPU]

Thanks for the idea!

[@Meche697]

​ @CyberCPU I too have a Win 10 machine I'm using to host to a Win 11 laptop ... Working on option 2 @8:30. I confirmed that my settings are the same as the video. My exemption is I don't want to map the drive like @13:30. Instead, in file explorer, I click on Network and I do see the Win 10 computer. I double click the Win 10 computer and it STILL asks for credentials. UPDATE: I tried mapping the drive and that too asked for credentials

[@saraehsan1]

You save my life with that note: put a password on your acount!!

[@ShaunBennett]

I have 3 machines. 1 on 11 pro and 2 on win11 home 24H2, Which I upgrade from 10 and I'm getting the " windows cannot access 0x80070035 error. " I do have some folders sharing but when i try to add more it gives the error.

[@saifliker1]

I was hoping to get your insight on some issue that i've been encountering over the last couple of weeks. So basically, my computer would freeze very randomly out of nowhere, but what i noticed is that it dosen't tottally freeze, meaning that whenever it freezes the audio will continue to play and even the display image won't freeze. Say if I'm playing a game or watching a video the image will not freeze, i would only lose total control of both my mouse and keyboard at the same time. What i've noticed is that whenever this happens my rgb on my gaming mouse would turn on and off on its own. I'm not sure what's causing the issue specifically, it could be a ram or a hard drive issue, i'm not sure, but i only wanted to see if there's something to be done rather than reinstalling windows from scratch.

[@johnhpalmer6098]

I know this is a month old, did this to two computers of mine, one a desktop, running Windows 11 Pro, the other Win 11 Home, and is a laptop, both Dells. I just used the file share/private network in Windows to make it happen, and at this time, I only have music, photos and documents shared on both. Idea is to record audio to the laptop, and then transfer the files to the desktop to finish up the project. Being that I don't want to run ethernet cabling, the laptop connects to the wireless router, which then passes on via ethernet to the desktop. My printer is also networked via the ethernet connection and I did this once, where I had the laptop on the kitchen table and found a recipe on Serious Eats, hit cont+P and et voila, I had a printed copy from the kitchen. I think I can do that as well with my android phone too, though not for file sharing as I have not set that up as I am not needing that on it, now that I have a laptop. In the past, paring say, XP with 10, or 11 was a pain, and generally not possible. I think from Win 7 on is possible.

[@yourpcmd]

Let's talk about your sponsor. It's not as simple as clicking "Change product key", and entering the key and it magically works for those who want to upgrade their Windows from Home to Pro. More often than not, it will fail. You first have to enter the generic Pro key, restart, and then use your key for the upgrade and for it to work. Also, if you get Office, you're going to have a hard time using the key as they send you a key locked to a Micro$oft account they already created.

[@Jojo-o6o6w]

is it possible to do this with an entire drive?

[@transparent1054]

I've found Windows can at times have difficulty with network discovery especially in File Explorer if you choose not to map drives/folders. Here are the services that require enabling in case they aren'tin the pro versions, DNS Client, Function Discovery Provider Host, Function Discovery Resource Publication, Peer Networking Grouping, SSDP Discovery, UPnP Device Host, & Workstation Service. It's not always a smooth ride.

[@Ra1denor]

hi !! i just installed the windows 11 and the colors are not colorful is there any fix?

[@MultiTastic]

Hey is there a way to transfer program files that you have on one computer to a newer computer push Mark I'm trying to upgrade my laptop and desktop and there are some program files that I no longer have that this will and I want to transfer those programs operating files over.

[@Woupsme]

You can transfer all types of files with the method. Most programs won't work with just transferring the program folder it's installed in unless it's a portable version. You will probably need to install the program on the new PC. Games can however be moved and just verify the files in their respective launcher.

[@MultiTastic]

@@Woupsme is there a video that shows the steps needed to transfer over a program file from an old computer to my new one? For example I have an old computer that is running on Windows 7 and I want to transfer some program files that I no longer have the install disk to and I would like to have that on my new computer. And I know this video shows you how to share files and connect to stuff like that but I just want to transfer over the program itself and have it installed on the new laptop.

[@Woupsme]

@@MultiTastic You can try to just transfer the entire program folder (e.g. C:\Program Files\your program) but it'll most likely not work to just run it on the new PC. You'd have to have the installer transfered somehow or maybe download it from somewhere - maybe the manufacturer's website or some archive website if it's old software.

[@r.abarajithan8498]

I have a doubt. If open shared folder on a virus infected computer through network, does it affect which has shared pc?

[@dkyrtata6688]

Once you disable password, what is the difference whether your network is private or public?

[@Darren777Au]

Here's one for you, how do you share between Windows 10 and 7 - Apple Monterey on a M1 system, for example?

[@ryanzmuda3167]

Important don’t use guest WiFi networks with this. As there blocked.

[@Caylee319]

I too am trying to share between a Windows 10 PC and a Windows 11 PC, and I followed everything you did in this video, and the Windows 11 PC still requires me to "enter network credentials (username & password)"

[@nickvirgili2969]

I got the i5 one brother but only paid maybe a little under 3, its great but have to figure out better cooling options to get more out of it. I mean, it runs arkham knight in high settings on 1080 which is pretty impressive i think, no tearing? Intels igpus in these little boxes are pretty nutz. Got another one thats an n100 chipp and even thats a great emualtor which is cool, or a nas. About to complete my second pc with a 13700k, gpu nvidia for a change but only a 306012 obviously but other options are in the air...

[@Old_Git_Gaming]

What about OneDrive etc to share files ??? No need for passwords etc very much a safer option

[@comictrio]

I've never had any troubles networking Windows systems before Windows 10. About the last year or so, after a Windows Update, my network settings get completely wiped out or changed, so I have to set up my network again. I have two desktop computers, one runs Windows 10 as my daily driver system, and the other desktop runs Windows 11 as my developer machine. Both systems have a 10 gig network card. I've narrowed done the network changes to my systems to the Security Updates after a Windows Update. What would be useful to me, and maybe other Windows users, is to have the ability to save your local network setting into an installable configuration file that can be installed if something alters your network setting and causes network connection problems.

[@Woupsme]

Do you really need to turn on "Public folder sharing" when both PC's are on a private network and folder sharing is turned on for private networks?

[@pineappleroad]

Public folder sharing refers to the Public folder on the PC (in addition to individual user folders, there is also a folder called Public which is accessible to all users on that PC, but by default it is not shared over the network)

[@msadler01]

This does not work if you setup your computer with a Microsoft Account. It will ask for a user/password when you try to connect. If you enter the Microsoft Account credentials, you get wrong password. You have to create a local account. Then you can share.

[@AT-vc9nz]

I've had this going for months but today my 24h2 update broke the network connections, now I am asked to provide network password that I never set up in the first place.

[@jesusjr4920]

my settings app keeps closing when i open someone please help me :(

[@RobDoubleCheeseburge]

I followed your directions, and windows still ask for credentials? Wtf? Your video is probably the 10th one I watched on this subject? I’m trying to file share between two windows 11 devices, a pc and a laptop. If you can let me know what to do, that would rock!

[@Adam-Mei]

I use 2 routers 1 for guests with the password freely available and 1 for my wife and I that we change periodically and forget the password and have to look at our phones to see what we have entered.

[@fullscale4me]

A second ID cand be added to a folder for sharing for remote login. It can be a non admin user too.

[@keancv]

nothing wrong with your tutorial. What about the file browser way that also needs you to find other devices on the network?

[@WhattEvery]

I share files between my Windows 98 SE and Windows XP easily for more than a decade.

[@jamesbowen6144]

Thank You ,, I want to make a AG Lan with my window 10 pro putters , only have one window 11 on line not on the lan ,,, ps now my wifi is now named ,, it hurts when I pee ,,, roflao ...

[@mediocreape]

i use ftp to share files between my PCs and pc-phone, the best thign is that it shares at the higest modem bandwidth throughput.

[@ImperialDog1999]

I cant go in wrong password

[@digitalplayland]

We should talk a about explorer.exe freezing in last version of 11

[@fktygglbtchbtch1384]

Windows made sharing folders and files too hard. The folders/files are still not showing up in my other PCs...sigh. Windows 10 just worked.

[@Nick41622]

I don't like sponsored videos!

[@pinroshan020]

True because it ruins the content. Im a youtube premium subscriber and i deserve better

[@vadicus-tcp]

Then don't watch them your Majesty.

[@Nick41622]

@@vadicus-tcp I will do what I like!

[@Meghan906]

Interesting because I want to share my pc and will create a locked folder for my sensitive files

[@Digmen1]

No its not easy, its easy in theory, but hard to do in practice

[@porkchoplets]

Instead of everyone, i delete that profile and use my username therefore you know not everyone can access your files if they are on your network. Very poor advice to use 'everyone' in my opinion.

[@repairman2be250]

Be a good boy and send the mini PC back. What you did is not even remotely a Product review. Shame on you! Nothing in the title also that would hint a review.

[@DanangAlta]

Your sponsored link ripped me off, I ordered 5 Windows 11 Pro keys and they only gave me three. So much for subscribing and your lousy sponsored links. I reported you to youtube admin.

[@sipe34]

Way too complicated for 'normies,' C'mon, Microsoft!

[@jrmontz4363]

I really want one mini pc for my home lab... but here in Brazil is so expensive...

[@ethimself5064]

Get a larger one - Levono ThinkCenter etc

[@CyberCPU]

That mini PC is actually a really good computer. I noticed when I published the video the other day and put the link in the description that it was on sale. Not sure how long the sale will last but it was pretty cheap.

[@idan678]

same i just ordered one from aliexpress, with N100 16gb of ram and 512nvme im still waiting for this thing to arrive