Windows 10: I am trying to share my laptop across my home network. When I try to connect it asks for...

I am trying to share my laptop across my home network. When I try to connect it asks for Network Credentials. I never set these up so where do I find these

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network connectivity

I highly suggest that you try these steps instead:

• 
  Press theWindows
  key + X button on your keyboard.
  
• 
  Go to
  Control Panel.
  
• 
  Select
  Network and Sharing Center.
  
• 
  Click on
  Internet options.
  
• 
  Choose
  Connections
  tab.
  
• 
  Click on
  LAN Settings.
  
• 
  Uncheck
  Use a Proxy server for your LAN.
  
• 
  Click
  Apply, then
  OK.
  

 

Sharing network connection


Hello,

I'm wondering if anyone is having issues with sharing their internet connection with other devices after a recent update to Windows 10. After installing KB3176936 and KB3176934, I am unable to share my network. My current setup has my laptop connected to the home Wi-Fi and then sharing that Wi-Fi connection through the ethernet port on my laptop to my Raspberry Pi 2. Before the update, I was able to set my home network as public and network sharing would still work. Now I need to change it to Private first before the network can be shared. The issue I have with this though is that it creates a network from my laptop named "DIRECT-WR[computer name here]" which I don't want to show up in network lists. Anyway to set my network to private without creating that other network? Or to share it without setting my Wi-Fi connection as private? Thanks.

 

Laptop trying to make network connection with computer

Hi, here is my example- two laptops, one Wifi (thinkpad) 1 ethernet (PC Specialist). I have an ancient Canon USB connected to the latter, marked as shared.




As viewed from the Thinkpad.. and here's the next level down showing the printer:




Both running 1903. Both PCs are shown under Network on both PCs.

Now suddenly that seems to ring a bell. When I first tried configuring either one PC or the printer as shared, it couldn't be seen. I had to use a different name for it.. maybe a shorter one. Sorry, it's a dim memory..

But I think first you need to resolve this:

- are you using a 3rd party firewall or any special firewall rules?

You can check settings on both starting with this (from list in link in my post above)
Share Files and Folders Over a Network in Windows 10