Windows 10: How to share files without home group??

I have two computers - Windows 8 and Windows 10. I used to share files using a Homegroup. Now I have the home group just on Windows 8. How can I share files to drop them from one PC to the other?

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Windows 10 Home group print sharing

Hi,

Thank you for postingyour query in Microsoft Community.

Share this information to assist you better.

1) Did you try to share the Printers? If yes, do you get any error message/code?

2) What is the make and model of your Printer?

I suggest you to check the user manual of the printer to know more about sharing. You can also refer to the steps given in the link below to know more about sharing. The article given below is for Windows 8.1 but the steps are same for Windows 10.

Share a printer

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/share-printer

I would suggest you to disconnect the home group and reconnect.

Please try the below method to fix the issue.

Method 1: Run the
Home group troubleshooter

• Press Windows + X keys on the keyboard and select
  Control Panel
• Type Troubleshooting in the search bar on the
  Control Panel.
• Click on View all on the left navigation pane. Click on
  Home group.
• Click on Advanced on the Home group troubleshooter dialog box and click on
  Run as administrator (Enter the credentials if required).
• Click on Next and follow onscreen instruction complete the
  Home group troubleshooter.

For more information refer the link below:
Sharing files and printers.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/...1&v2h=win7tab1&v3h=winvistatab1&v4h=winxptab1

Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help.

 

How to share files or folder on a specific user on the network?

Hi Mateenn,

Thank you for keeping us posted.

I really appreciate all your efforts in trying to fix this issue.

I would suggest you to try the following steps and check if that helps.

Share files using Windows Home Groups:

Home groups were introduced in windows 7 and are designed to simplify the process of sharing files between the various PC. A home group is created initially on one PC and then each of your other computers connect to it in
order to link them all together. Once you have joined the home group, you can then decide which libraries and file types you want to share such as pictures, Documents and music.

To create a home group:

• Open up the Start menu and search for home group.
• Click on home group from the list of result that comes up.
• Your PC will now perform a quick search for any existing home group. But in this case we need to create one. After a moment or two, you should see a button to create.
• Tap this to create your home group.
• You will now be walked through a quick guide to get the home group setup.
• Tap next on the Windows that pops up to get started.
• Now choose what types of files you want to share with others who join your home group and tap next to continue.
• You home group will now be set up, and you will get a home group password generated. Make a note of this for other PC’s you want to join your network.
• Press Finish, and we are now done with this PC.

Joining a Home group:

• Open up the start menu and search for home group.
• Click on home group from the list of result that comes up.
• Your PC will now perform a quick search for any existing home group and should find the one we just created. Tap Join to continue.
• Type in the password you got from the setup previously.
• You will now be asked what files you want to share within the home group.
• Press Finish, and that’s the second PC now added to the home group.
• Now simply repeat that process with any other PC’s you want to join to the home group too.

Accessing files in the Home group:

• Now that you have connected your PC’s together, the next step is to actually find the files that you have shared within your home group. This is pretty easy as windows will show you the home group on the left hand sidebar
  within Windows Explorer.
• So to access the files.
• Open up Windows Explorer by clicking the Folder icon on your taskbar.
• Look for home group on the left and click this.
• You will then be shown all the computers in the home group, so click on the one you want to view.
• Now you will see the shared files from that PC, so again simply click on the folder or file you are after.

For reference:

I would suggest you to refer to the article given below and check if that helps.

Share files and folders

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/windows-8/share-files-folders

All the above steps holds good for windows 10 as well.

I hope this information is helpful.



Please do let us know if you need any further assistance, we will be glad to assist you.

Thank you.

 

turning on file and printer sharing windows 10

Thank you for the update. What we can suggest now is to turn on File and Printer sharing in Command Prompt. Here are the steps to do it:

• Leave File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks turned
  on.
• Type CMD in the Search bar.
• Right-click on Command Prompt, and select Run as Administrator.
• Type netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="File and Printer Sharing" new enable=Yes, and hit
  Enter.
• Exit from the command prompt, and check if it will work.

If issue persists, try turning it on using Powershell, and check if it works. Here are the steps:

• Leave File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks turned
  on.
• Type Powershell in the Search bar.
• Right-click on Windows PowerShell, and select
  Run as Administrator.
• Type netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="File and Printer Sharing" new enable=Yes, and hit
  Enter.
• Close PowerShell.

Let us know how it goes.