Win8 Family Group File Sharing Settings Graphic Tutorial

Windows operating system, from the earliest from 95, 98 into the use of network user groups, especially in the XP, Windows 7 era, even to the current operating system Win8, Windows still uses the Win7 family group function. Then, in the Win8 family group, users can easily share files and folders in the LAN.
The setting method is basically the same. Let's take a look at how Win8 uses the family group function to share files and folders. Of course, the Win8 family group is the same as the Win7 family group. Here we will introduce it in detail to better help you to use Win8.
■Open User Family Group

Control Panel Family Group
Under the Win8 Control Panel interface, find the “Home Group” function item and choose to enter the View and Settings interface.

Join the computer sharing network
Of course, your Win8 system does not have the right to network sharing. It can be opened in the home group to share various data with other computers in the home.

Change sharing options
If users want to make more detailed settings for sharing of family groups, you can click ““change advanced sharing settings” to enter, then see the advanced sharing settings interface as shown above. Inside, the Win8 system defaults to three options, dedicated, guest/shared and even covers all networks.
■Win8 file sharing settings
Continue the previous operation and choose to join the computer sharing immediately. The computer will prompt the user to share the functions that the computer can achieve, including file and printer sharing, while media streaming can also be transferred by computer sharing.
But the first thing to confirm is that users need to set a set of passwords to protect the computer sharing process, because the family group needs to be password protected, you can choose the content you need to share at any time.

Join the family group

Select the content that needs to be shared
Select the permission settings that need to be shared and do not need to be shared. Users can set it according to their own needs. It is mainly used to limit sharing on content, and complete control of sharing specific permissions between network users.

Set the necessary password
Now, the system will automatically pop up a default home group password, we will write it down. Now you can use the other computers on the LAN to join the family group and enter the password that the system has assigned to the family group.

Creating a waiting process
To join a family group, and set up the files that need to be shared, then click Next, Win8 will establish password protection for the user, the security process, the computer will read Strip processing may take a few minutes for the user. Once this is done, we can directly click on “Family Group' in the left column of the File Explorer to view the files shared by the family members.