Creating a network workgroup windows 7

Once you do this, get to the folder you want to share, right click, sharing, advanced sharing, "everyone" and give all the permissions. On Win 10 machine, Start this service, set to Auto Thats it! I just tried L-Vee's solution. I've been trying to make my Win 7 machine see my Win 10 machine to no avail Thank you SO much. It really IS the basis of the solution.

It's just unbelivable that this service is off by default in Windows 10! The excuse is probably the usual suspect named "security reasons" but it doesn't justify for the BIG trouble that so many people are in, trying to interconnect their machines! I know this is an old topic, but this solution doesn't work for everything. I was always able to connect my Windows 10 laptop from downstairs by mapping a drive or creating shortcuts, I was able to print to my shared printer upstairs until Microsoft upgraded Win 10 to version Network sharing is enabled, I turned off the firewall, I turned off the AV.

I even updated the following services to run automatically on the Windows 10 PC. But I cannot connect to the shared drives or printers when I could before this update. I can use Remote Desktop to and from the Win 7 and Win 10 machines, but I cannot connect to shares using either the host computer name or the IP address. Has anyone else found another solution? This is not a Fail safe. I hate homegroup and want to share old school. Well Heads up this isn't the for sure fix.

I know this because I can't do it that way on Windows 10 Home or Pro. Now I was having soooo much trouble that I was about to try installing network cards to both machines and hard wire them. Now I have set up the systems to see each other BUT they would not talk to each other. I was thinking what I have my pcs open for anyone to mess with so No Login name and password??? Win Start menu - Settings - Accounts Here you should see "Your Info" Administrator, on your right.

It is the Microsoft account login in name. Mine is my gmail email address and the password is the password for my gmail account. And all of a sudden win 7 could access my win 10 pc. Win 7. Here you should see Your name Administrator, on your right. Arrr OK. I then setup a Password for my Administrator account. I then entered My Name and the newly created password And all of a sudden win 10 could access my win 7 pc. I have not tried this yet as I really need to have the two pc's talking to each other.

I will get another laptop and put on the latest version of win 10 on it and try to connect. I have the computers, Windows 10 and Windows 7, connect by a crossover ethernet cable. I can see both computer in the network using WorkGroup, you can select no password protection. I have been working for hours on permissions of files on the Windows7 computer, and finally have found out how to include "everyone" to have read and write permissions on the C: drive.

Still no luck. What am I missing? Office Office Exchange Server. Not an IT pro? Windows Client. Sign in. United States English. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Click the "Start" button, right-click on "Computer" and select "Properties" from the context menu to open the "System and Security" window. Mark the "Workgroup" radio button, and then type the name of the new workgroup in the text field. Andrew McClain has been writing since He has written several articles for various websites and writes user guides and software manuals for several freelance clients.

You can also use the various operators groups such as Print Operators to provide access to special features of the server for those who need it. These default groups all address the operating system requirements, not your special company requirements. For example, notice that the default groups don't include managers or writers.

You won't find a group for advertisers or any other special group in your organization either. To address these custom needs, you must create new groups. As previously mentioned, it's always a good idea to create the groups you need before you create any users so that you can assign the users to the groups as you create the user entries.

The following steps tell how to create a new group:. Warning: This section discusses only the server configuration for workgroup use; it doesn't tell you about security requirements. Obviously, a workgroup requires security to ensure that the workgroup shares resources in the way you intended.

In addition, improper security settings can aid in the distribution of adware and viruses. Security serves many purposes - even though many users view it as a means to keep them from using resources they want. Make sure to set both workgroup security and local security policies to maximize the effectiveness of the security settings. The following sections describe the configuration process.

Adding groups to the workgroup One remaining organization task is to create groups for your workgroup. Remember: To provide maximum functionality for your workgroup, always create the groups before you create the users. You assign users to groups, not groups to users.

Sometimes you need to create a group or two after you set everything up - it's certainly possible to forget a potential requirement, but you should create as many of the groups as possible before you begin to create users. The following steps tell how to create a new group: Right-click the Groups folder and choose New Group from the context menu. You see the New Group dialog box. Type a name for the group in the Group Name field.

Use a descriptive name for the group. For example, when you want to create a group for managers, use the name Managers. One- or two-word group names are best because they're easiest to remember.

Don't try to describe the group using the name. Although you should use a descriptive name, you don't need to provide a lengthy name that will prove difficult to remember later. Type a description for the group in the Description field.