How to Create a Homegroup Network in Windows 10

In this tutorial, we are going to see how to create a Homegroup Network in Windows 10. If you want to share folders and files between several Windows computers, they must first be connected to the same network. Then you need to create what Microsoft calls a homegroup. But before we see how to create a homegroup on your Windows PC, We’d like to go into a little more detail about what this feature is for. Let’s get started!
 

What is a Homegroup?

A HomeGroup facilitates sharing between multiple Windows computers. By default, all computers in a HomeGroup share their Image, Music, and Video libraries as well as the printer and some other devices. Of course, all this is fully customizable. You can share what you want and with whom you want.

Note that a HomeGroup can only work with computers running Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, or Windows 7. If at home or in the office, you have computers running another operating system (OS X, Linux, or others), you will have to use another method than the HomeGroup.
 

 

How to Create a Homegroup Network in Windows 10

Step 1: Open the Start menu, then type Control Panel.
 

 
Step 2: In the Control Panel, under Network and Internet, click on Choose home group and sharing options.
 

 
Step 3: If you see the following message: To create or join a HomeGroup, your computer’s network location must be set to Private. Click on Change Network Location.
 

 

 
Step 4: In the right pane, click on Yes.
 

 
Step 5: Then click on the Create a Homegroup button.
 

 
Step 6: Click on Next. The Create a HomeGroup dialog box appears. Select the libraries to which the other PCs will have access and click Next.
 

 
 
Step 7: Windows sets up a homegroup and generates a random password. The password appears in the Use this password dialog box. You don’t have to remember it or write it down to remember it, because you can change it in the next step.
 

 
Step 8: Click on Finish. The HomeGroup dialog box appears with its Open Home Group tab. From this same window, you have several options. Start by changing the password generated by Windows to something you can remember.
 
Step 9: Click on Change Password. Windows displays a field where you can enter your new password. You can also generate a random password by clicking on the button with two curved arrows.