Windows: Turn on File Sharing

What is File Sharing

Windows file sharing allows you to access the files on a Windows machine from other Windows machine or Mac machine.

You need to first turn it on.

Turn on File Sharing using PowerShell

• PowerShell: Turn on File Sharing

Open Network and Sharing Center

via PowerShell

control.exe /name Microsoft.NetworkAndSharingCenter

or

Via Control Panel

1. Windows: Open Control Panel
2. Double click the Network and Sharing Center or Open Network and Sharing Center icon.

Setup File Sharing via Network and Sharing Center

On the left, click the “change advanced sharing settings” or “advanced sharing settings”

you see this:

• In the private section
• Click turn on network discovery
• Click turn on file and printer sharing

Click “Save changes”

1. In “file sharing connections” section
2. Click use 128-bit.
3. Click turn on password protected sharing.