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Having two computers on a WiFi network can be extremely useful if you need to transfer or share files between the two. With most WiFi network, files transfer at lightning speed, and devices such as USB thumb drives are not necessary in the least.

Logging Both Computers onto the Network

Of course, before beginning this process, both computers must be logged onto the network. It’s important to make sure of this because this can later present problems if for some reason there is one computer that isn’t. It can be a stressful and irritating situation to try to figure out why something in this process is not working if there is one computer that’s not even logged into the network. So to be sure, confirm that they are both connected.

Turning on File and Printer Sharing

To enable this feature, it can usually be found within the Control Panel. The Control Panel can be accessed by clicking the Start button and then “Control Panel.” Both users will have to navigate to the Network settings and enable File and Printer Sharing.

Placing Files to Share in the Shared Folders

Sometimes, people don’t understand that only files that are located in the shared folders can be shared. This means that person A cannot navigate to person B’s files that are located in other places besides the shared folders. Windows has already created folders specifically for this reason. Additionally, users can set custom folders to temporarily share their contents. For example if you’ve got a folder in your “My Pictures” folder that you’d like the other person to see or download, you can right-click the folder and navigate to “Properties”. After seeing the window prompt, you can click the Sharing tab and enable that folder to share its contents.

Don’t Forget to Power Sharing off after You’re Done

If you’re somebody that likes to log onto public WiFi networks with your laptop, it would probably be a good idea to remember to disable sharing. If you fail to do so, you could be potentially sharing confidential files, and anybody on the network can see them and download them. Use the sharing feature carefully so that this doesn’t happen.

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