Windows的家庭组(HomeGroup)功能允许用户通过小型网络（例如他们的家庭或办公室网络）与其他Windows计算机共享文件和资源。(Windows)使用HomeGroup，用户可以轻松地通过本地网络轻松共享文档、图像、媒体、打印机等。但是，Microsoft从Windows 10 （版本 1803）((Version 1803))中删除了此功能，这就是为什么在此更新之后，家庭组(HomeGroup)将不会出现在文件资源管理器(File Explorer)、控制面板(Control Panel)或从该版本开始的故障排除屏幕中。(Troubleshoot)用户将无法再通过网络共享他们的资源 HomeGroup，但其他一些Windows将提供文件和打印机共享选项。
请注意，以前共享的文件或打印机仍然可用，并且将继续共享。您可以通过文件资源管理器(File Explorer)访问它们。按以下格式键入计算机名称和共享文件夹名称：\homePCSharedFolderName。此外，您仍然可以通过“打印(Print)”对话框访问任何共享打印机。
另外，请注意，当您右键单击文件并选择“授予访问权限”时，家庭组(HomeGroup)选项仍会出现。但是，如果您单击它，它不会做任何事情。
在本文中，我们将讨论如何在没有HomeGroup的情况下共享文件和打印机。
在 Windows 10 上共享没有家庭组的文件和打印机(Share files and printers without HomeGroup on Windows 10)
在没有HomeGroup的情况下，您可以使用以下三种给定方法之一共享文件：
方法一：使用App分享
如果您只想与某人共享文件几次并且不需要定期连接，则可以使用Windows 共享(Windows Share)功能。要使用此方法共享文件，
1. 转到文件资源管理器。( File Explorer.)
2.找到(Locate the folder)您要共享的文件所在的文件夹。
3.选择您要分享的一个或多个文件(Select one or more files you want to share)。您可以通过在选择文件时按住 Ctrl 键( Ctrl key)来共享多个文件。
4. 现在，单击“共享(Share)”选项卡。
5. 点击“分享(Share)”。
6.选择(Choose the app)您要通过其共享文件的应用程序。
7. 按照提供的任何进一步说明进行操作。
8.您的文件将被共享。(Your file will be shared.)
您还可以通过单击“共享”选项卡中的“电子邮件( Email)”将所选文件作为电子邮件发送。
方法 2：使用 Onedrive
您还可以共享保存在 PC 上的 OneDrive 文件。为了这，
1. 转到文件资源管理器。
2. 转到您要共享的文件所在的OneDrive 文件夹。( OneDrive folder)
3. 右键单击要共享的文件。
4. 选择“共享 OneDrive 链接(Share a OneDrive link)”。
5. 执行此操作时，将创建指向您文件的链接并将其放置在剪贴板上。
6. 您可以粘贴并通过您所需的服务（如电子邮件）发送此链接。
7. 您的文件将被共享。
8.您也可以在您的文件上右击，选择“(right-click)更多OneDrive共享选项(More OneDrive sharing options)”来配置过期日期、密码、编辑权限等。(configure expiration date, password, edit access, etc.)
方法 3：通过网络共享
要通过本地网络共享文件，您可以使用此方法。在通过网络共享文件之前，您必须启用文件和打印机共享选项。
启用网络发现和共享选项(Enable Network Discovery And Sharing Options)
要启用共享选项，
1. 单击任务栏上的开始(Start)按钮。
2. 点击齿轮图标(gear icon)打开设置。
3. 单击设置窗口中的“网络和 Internet”(‘Network & Internet’)。
4. 单击“共享选项”(‘Sharing options’)。
5. 高级共享设置窗口将打开。
6. 在“私人(Private)”部分下，单击“打开网络发现”(‘Turn on Network discovery’)的单选按钮(radio button)。
7. 确保“打开联网设备的自动设置(Turn on automatic setup of networked connected devices)”复选框也被选中。
8. 同时启用(enable)“打开文件和打印机共享(Turn on file and printer sharing)”单选按钮。
9. 此外，展开“所有网络”(‘All Networks’)块。
10.如果您希望家庭网络上的人能够访问或修改您的默认公共文件夹，您可以选择打开“公共文件夹共享”。(Public folder sharing)
11.如果需要，您还可以选择启用密码保护共享。(enable password protected sharing)
12. 单击“保存更改”(‘Save changes’)。
13.网络发现将( Network discovery will be enabled)在您的计算机上启用。
14. 在本地网络上的每台计算机上执行相同的步骤。
15. 网络上的所有计算机都将出现在文件资源管理器的“网络”(Network’ )部分。
共享您的文件或文件夹
在所有需要的计算机上配置这些设置后，您可以按照以下步骤共享文件：
1. 转到文件资源管理器。(File Explorer.)
2. 转到您要共享的文件或文件夹的位置并(location of your file or folder)右键单击(right-click)它，然后从菜单中选择“授予访问权限” 。( ‘Give access to’)点击“特定的人……”(‘Specific people…’)
3. 在“网络访问”(‘Network access’)窗口中，选择您要与之共享文件夹的用户。如果您选择特定用户，则用户必须提供用户名和密码才能访问资源，或者用户应在其设备上使用相同的凭据登录到帐户。如果您在下拉列表中选择“所有人”，则您的资源将与所有人共享，而无需输入凭据。(everyone)
4.选择所需用户后单击添加按钮。(Add button)
5. 要决定访问权限，请单击“权限级别”(‘Permission Level’)列下的下拉菜单。如果您希望用户只查看文件而不修改它，请选择读取。(Choose)如果您希望用户能够读取和更改共享文件，请选择读/写。(Select)
6. 点击分享(Share)。
7. 您将获得该文件夹的链接。
请注意，只有当共享设备处于活动状态并连接到网络时，其他设备才能访问共享内容。
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访问共享文件夹
要从其他设备访问此共享内容，您应该
1. 打开文件资源管理器。(File Explorer.)
2.复制并粘贴(Copy and paste)地址栏中的共享链接。
或者，
1. 打开文件资源管理器(File Explorer)并导航到“网络”(‘Network’)文件夹。
2. 在这里，您将看到已连接设备的列表及其共享内容或资源。
另请阅读：(Also Read: )修复打印机驱动程序在 Windows 10 上不可用(Fix Printer Driver is unavailable on Windows 10)
万一出现问题
如果您无法访问共享内容，您的设备可能无法将共享计算机的计算机名称映射到其IP 地址(IP address)。在这种情况下，您应该直接将路径链接中的计算机名称替换为其 IP 地址。您可以在设置的“网络和 Internet”(‘Network & Internet’)部分的“查看您的网络属性(View your network properties)”下找到它。
如果问题仍然存在，则可能是您设备的防火墙阻止了它。要查看这是否是问题所在，您可以暂时禁用两台设备上的防火墙，然后尝试访问共享内容。要禁用防火墙，
1. 打开设置。(Settings.)
2. 转到“更新和安全”( ‘Update & Security’)。
3. 单击左侧窗格中的“Windows 安全”(‘Windows Security’)。
4. 单击保护区域下的“防火墙和网络保护”(‘Firewall & network protection’ )。
5. Windows Defender 安全中心窗口将打开(Windows Defender Security Center window will open)。单击 防火墙(Firewall)和网络保护标题下的“专用网络” 。(‘Private network’ )
6. 接下来，禁用(disable the toggle)Windows Defender 防火墙下的切换。
现在，如果您可以访问共享内容，则表示问题是由防火墙引起的。为了解决这个问题，
1.如上打开Windows Defender 安全中心窗口。(Windows Defender Security Center)
2. 单击允许应用程序(Allow an app) 通过防火墙。(through a firewall.)
3. 确保为专用网络启用“文件和打印机共享” 。(‘file and printer sharing’)
共享打印机
请注意，应在您的计算机上启用文件和打印机共享选项。上面已经讨论了相同的步骤。
要与本地网络上的其他用户共享，
1.通过单击开始菜单(Start menu. )中的齿轮图标打开( gear icon)设置。(settings)点击“设备”(‘Devices’)。
2.从左侧窗格中选择“打印机和扫描仪” 。(‘Printers & scanners’)选择您要共享的打印机，然后单击“管理”(‘Manage’)。
3. 单击“打印机属性”(‘Printer properties’)。在属性窗口中，切换到共享(Sharing)选项卡。
4. 选中“共享这台打印机”(‘Share this printer’)复选框。
5.键入此打印机的标识名称(Type an identification name)。
6. 单击应用。(Apply. )然后点击确定。
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将设备连接到此打印机
1.通过单击开始菜单(Start menu)中的齿轮图标打开(gear icon)设置(Settings)。
2. 点击“设备”(‘Devices’)。
3.从左侧窗格中选择“打印机和扫描仪” 。( ‘Printers & scanners’)
4. 单击“添加打印机或扫描仪”(‘Add a printer or scanner’)。
5. 如果打印机没有出现，点击“我想要的打印机不在列表中”(‘The printer that I want isn’t listed’)。
6. 单击“按名称选择共享打印机”(‘Select a shared printer by name’)并单击“浏览”。
7. 双击共享打印机的计算机。如果您不知道计算机的名称，请转到该计算机上的设置。在搜索框中输入计算机名称，然后选择“查看您的 PC 名称”(‘View your PC name’)。您将在设备名称下看到 PC（计算机）名称。
8. 选择共享打印机。
9. 单击选择。(Select.)
10. 单击下一步。( Next.)
11. 再次单击下一步(Next)，然后单击完成。(Finish.)
12. 在您希望共享打印机的所有计算机上执行相同操作。
对于装有旧版 Windows 的设备。(older version of Windows.)
1. 进入(1. Go to)控制面板。
2. 单击“硬件和声音”(‘Hardware and Sound’)类别下的“查看设备和打印机” 。(‘View devices and printers’)
3. 单击“添加打印机”(‘Add a printer’)。
4. 选择打印机（如果出现）并按照给定的说明进行操作。
5. 如果您的打印机没有出现，请单击“我想要的打印机不在列表中”( ‘The printer that I want isn’t listed’)。
6. 单击“按名称选择共享打印机”(‘Select a shared printer by name’)并单击“浏览”。
7.双击(Double click)共享打印机的计算机。
8. 选择共享打印机(shared printer)。
9. 单击选择。(Select.)
10. 单击下一步。(Next.)
11. 再次单击下一步(Next)，然后单击完成。(Finish.)
12. 请注意，只有在共享打印机的计算机处于活动状态时，其他用户才能访问打印机。
您可以通过这些方法轻松地将文件和打印机共享到其他计算机，而无需在Windows 10上使用(Windows 10)HomeGroup。
Share files and printers without HomeGroup on Windows 10
The HomeGroup fеaturе of Windows allowed userѕ to share files and resourсеs wіth other Windows computers over a small network, say their home or office network. With HomeGrouр, users could еasily share documents, images, media, printеrs, etc. oνer a local network easily. However, Microsoft removed this feature from Windоws 10 (Version 1803), which is why after this update, HomeGroup won’t appear in File Explorer, Control Panel or the Troubleshoot screen from this version onwards. Users will no longer be able to share their resources over a network using HomeGroup, but some other Windows will provide file and printer sharing options.
Note that the previously shared files or printers will still be available and will continue to be shared. You can access them through File Explorer. Type the name of the computer and the shared folder name in the following format: \\homePC\SharedFolderName. Additionally, you can still access any shared printers through the Print dialog box.
Also, note that the HomeGroup option will still appear when you right-click on a file and select ‘Give access to’. However, it won’t do anything if you click on it.
In this article, we will talk about how you can share files and printers without HomeGroup.
Share files and printers without HomeGroup on Windows 10
In the absence of HomeGroup, you can share files using one of the three given methods:
Method 1: Use an App to Share
If you want to share files with someone only a few times and wouldn’t require a regular connection, you can use the Windows Share functionality. To share files using this method,
1. Go to File Explorer.
2. Locate the folder where the file you want to share is present.
3. Select one or more files you want to share. You can share multiple files by pressing down the Ctrl key while selecting files.
4. Now, click on the ‘Share’ tab.
5. Click on ‘Share’.
6. Choose the app that you want to share your file through.
7. Follow any further instructions provided.
8. Your file will be shared.
You can also send the selected files as an email by clicking on the Email in the Share tab.
Method 2: Use Onedrive
You can also share your OneDrive files saved on your PC. For this,
1. Go to File Explorer.
2. Move on to the OneDrive folder where the files you want to share are located.
3. Right-click on the file that you want to share.
4. Select ‘Share a OneDrive link’.
5. On doing this, a link to your file will be created and placed on your clipboard.
6. You can paste and send this link through your desired service like email.
7. Your file will be shared.
8. You can also right-click on your file and select ‘More OneDrive sharing options’ to configure expiration date, password, edit access, etc.
Method 3: Share over a Network
To share files over a local network, you can use this method. Before, sharing your files over a network, you will have to enable file and printer sharing options.
Enable Network Discovery And Sharing Options
To enable the sharing options,
1. Click on the Start button on your taskbar.
2. Click on the gear icon to open Settings.
3. Click on ‘Network & Internet’ in the settings window.
4. Click on ‘Sharing options’.
5. The advanced sharing settings window will open.
6. Under the ‘Private’ section, click on the radio button for ‘Turn on Network discovery’.
7. Ensure that ‘Turn on automatic setup of networked connected devices’ checkbox is also checked.
8. Also enable the ‘Turn on file and printer sharing’ radio button.
9. Further, expand the ‘All Networks’ block.
10. You can optionally turn on ‘Public folder sharing’ if you want people on your home network to be able to access or modify your default public folders.
11. You can also choose to enable password protected sharing if you need it.
12. Click on ‘Save changes’.
13. Network discovery will be enabled on your computer.
14. Follow the same steps on each computer on your local network.
15. All the computers on your network will appear in the ‘Network’ section of your File Explorer.
Share Your Files Or Folders
Once you have configured these settings on all your desired computers, you can share your files by following the steps below:
1. Go to File Explorer.
2. Go to the location of your file or folder that you want to share and right-click on it and select ‘Give access to’ from the menu. Click on ‘Specific people…’
3. In the ‘Network access’ window, select the users that you want to share your folder with. If you select a specific user, then the user will have to provide the username and password to access the resource or the user should be logged in to an account with the same credentials on their device. If you select ‘everyone’ in the drop-down list, then your resource will be shared with everyone without having to enter credentials.
4. Click on the Add button after selecting the desired users.
5. To decide the access permissions, click on the drop-down menu under the ‘Permission Level’ column. Choose read if you want the user to only view the file and not modify it. Select read/write if you want the user to be able to read and make changes to the shared file.
6. Click on Share.
7. You will be given the link to the folder.
Note that other devices will be able to access the shared content only if the sharing device is active and connected to the network.
Also Read: Allow or Block Apps through the Windows Firewall
Access The Shared Folder
To access this shared content from some other device you should
1. Open File Explorer.
2. Copy and paste the shared link in the address bar.
Or,
1. Open File Explorer and navigate to the ‘Network’ folder.
2. Here, you will see the list of connected devices and their shared content or resources.
Also Read: Fix Printer Driver is unavailable on Windows 10
In Case Of Problem
If you are not able to access the shared content, it is possible that your device is not able to map the computer name of the sharing computer to its IP address. In such a case, you should replace the computer name in the path link directly with its IP address. You will find it in the ‘Network & Internet’ section of settings, under ‘View your network properties’.
If the problem persists, it is possible that your device’s firewall is blocking it. To see if this is the problem, you can temporarily disable the firewall on both the devices and try accessing the shared content then. To disable the firewall,
1. Open Settings.
2. Go to ‘Update & Security’.
3. Click on the ‘Windows Security’ from the left pane.
4. Click on ‘Firewall & network protection’ under Protection areas.
5. Windows Defender Security Center window will open. Click on ‘Private network’ under Firewall & network protection heading.
6. Next, disable the toggle under Windows Defender Firewall.
Now, if you can access the shared content, it means that the problem was being caused by the firewall. To fix this,
1. Open Windows Defender Security Center window as above.
2. Click on Allow an app through a firewall.
3. Ensure that ‘file and printer sharing’ is enabled for the private network.
Sharing Printers
Note that file and printer sharing options should be enabled on your computer. The steps for the same have been already discussed above.
To share with other users on a local network,
1. Open settings by clicking on the gear icon in the Start menu. Click on ‘Devices’.
2. Select ‘Printers & scanners’ from the left pane. Select the printer you want to share and click on ‘Manage’.
3. Click on ‘Printer properties’. In the properties window, switch to the Sharing tab.
4. Check the ‘Share this printer’ checkbox.
5. Type an identification name for this printer.
6. Click on Apply. Then click on OK.
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Connect The Devices To This Printer
1. Open Settings by clicking on the gear icon in the Start menu.
2. Click on ‘Devices’.
3. Select ‘Printers & scanners’ from the left pane.
4. Click on ‘Add a printer or scanner’.
5. If the printer does not appear, click on ‘The printer that I want isn’t listed’.
6. Click on ‘Select a shared printer by name’ and click on Browse.
7. Double click on the computer which is sharing the printer. If you don’t know the name of the computer, go to settings on that computer. Type the computer name in the search box and select ‘View your PC name’. You will see the PC (computer) name under the device name.
8. Select the shared printer.
9. Click on Select.
10. Click on Next.
11. Click on Next again and then click on Finish.
12. Do the same on all the computers to which you want the printer to be shared.
For a device with an older version of Windows.
1. Go to Control Panel.
2. Click on ‘View devices and printers’ under the ‘Hardware and Sound’ category.
3. Click on ‘Add a printer’.
4. Select the printer if it appears and follow the given instructions.
5. If your printer does not appear, click on ‘The printer that I want isn’t listed’.
6. Click on ‘Select a shared printer by name’ and click on Browse.
7. Double click on the computer which is sharing the printer.
8. Select the shared printer.
9. Click on Select.
10. Click on Next.
11. Click on Next again and then click on Finish.
12. Note that other users will be able to access the printer only when the computer sharing the printer is active.
These were a few ways in which you can easily share your files and printers to other computers without using HomeGroup on Windows 10.
