Windows 10 和Windows 8.1具有(Windows 8.1)Microsoft未记录的新网络共享设置。此设置显示“打开网络连接设备的自动设置”("Turn on automatic setup of network connected devices")，它位于可用于专用网络的高级共享设置列表中。这个设置是什么意思，它有什么作用？你应该打开还是关闭(Off)？我们已经做了一些基于反复试验的实验，我们终于弄清楚了它的作用。这里是：
何时找到此“打开(Turn)网络连接设备的自动设置”设置
要找到这个新设置，请打开网络和共享中心(Network and Sharing Center)。一种快速的方法是打开控制面板(Control Panel)并转到"Network and Internet -> Network and Sharing Center"。然后，在左侧的列中，单击或点按(click or tap) “更改高级共享设置”("Change advanced sharing settings")。
展开专用(Private)网络位置，在网络发现(Network discover)下，您会发现这个新设置显示：“打开网络连接设备的自动设置”("Turn on automatic setup of network connected devices")。
此设置默认启用，仅适用于专用网络位置。要了解有关Windows中的网络位置及其角色的更多信息，请阅读本指南：Windows中的网络位置是什么？
启用此设置时您要打开什么？
此功能会影响 Windows 10 和Windows 8.1使用网络设备的方式，例如连接到路由器或网络中另一台计算机的外部硬盘驱动器。此类设备可由文件历史记录(File History)等功能使用。此工具可以检测连接到其他网络 PC 或设备的硬盘，并将它们用于备份您的个人文件和文件夹。
此外，在文件历史记录(File History)中，您可以推荐连接到计算机的外部硬盘作为备份驱动器(backup drive)，该驱动器可用于网络中的其他 PC 或设备，带有Windows。因此，如果您家中有一个家庭组，并且只有一个外部硬盘连接到您的一台计算机，您可以将该硬盘用作家庭组中所有Windows计算机上的文件历史记录的(File History)备份位置。(backup location)唯一的条件是您在所有计算机上使用Windows 10或Windows 8.1 以及我们在本文中讨论的设置，以便启用。
这种检测、设置和使用网络设备(setup and use network devices)的能力由上述设置决定：“打开网络连接设备的自动设置”("Turn on automatic setup of network connected devices")。如果启用了此网络共享功能，Windows可以使用这些驱动器并为(Windows)文件历史记录(File History)等工具自动设置它们。如果未启用，它将无法检测到这些设备，更不用说将它们用作网络中的存储位置。
如果您在配置Windows(Windows)中可用的高级网络设置方面需要帮助，请不要犹豫，阅读本指南：如何在Windows中自定义高级网络共享设置。
结论
我希望您发现本指南有用。就我个人而言，我不理解这个新功能，而且我很生气微软(Microsoft)没有在任何地方记录它。更糟糕的是，我无法使用文件历史记录将我的文件备份到连接到(File History)网络计算机(network computer)的硬盘上。所有这些麻烦都是因为一个小的设置。🙂 如果您发现此设置的其他用途以及可能对您的网络体验产生负面影响的其他方式，请使用下面的评论表进行分享。(please share)您将帮助许多其他Windows用户。
What is the automatic setup of network connected devices in Windows?
Windows 10 and Windows 8.1 have a new network ѕharing setting that is not documented by Microsoft. This setting says "Turn on automatic setup of network connected devices" and it is found in the list of advanced sharing settings that are available for private networks. What does this setting mean and what does it do? Should you turn in On or Off? We have done some trial-and-error based experiments and we have finally figured out what it does. Here it is:
When to find this "Turn on automatic setup of network connected devices" setting
To find this new setting, open the Network and Sharing Center. A quick way to do that is to open the Control Panel and go to "Network and Internet -> Network and Sharing Center". Then, on the column on the left, click or tap "Change advanced sharing settings".
Expand the Private network location and, under Network discover, you will find this new setting that says: "Turn on automatic setup of network connected devices".
This setting is enabled by default and it is available only for private network locations. To learn more about network locations in Windows and their role, read this guide: What are network locations in Windows?.
What are you turning on when this setting is enabled?
This feature affects the way Windows 10 and Windows 8.1 work with network devices like external hard drives that are connected to the router or to another computer in the network. Such devices can be used by features like File History. This tool can detect hard disks that are attached to other network PCs or devices and use them for backing up your personal files and folders.
Also, in File History you can recommend the external hard disk that is connected to your computer as a backup drive that's available to other PCs or devices in your network, with Windows. Therefore, if you have a homegroup at home and only one external hard disk that's connected to one of your computers, you can use that hard disk as a backup location for File History, on all Windows computers that are part of the homegroup. The only condition is for you to use Windows 10 or Windows 8.1 on all your computers and the setting we're talking about in this article, to be enabled.
This ability to detect, setup and use network devices is determined by the setting mentioned above: "Turn on automatic setup of network connected devices". If this network sharing feature is enabled, Windows can use these drives and set them up automatically for tools like File History. If it isn't enabled, it won't be able to detect these devices, let alone use them as storage locations in your network.
If you need help with configuring the advanced network settings that are available in Windows, don't hesitate to read this guide: How to customize advanced network sharing settings in Windows.
Conclusion
I hope that you found this guide useful. Personally, I did not understand this new feature and I was annoyed that Microsoft did not document it anywhere. To make things worse, I wasn't able to use File History to backup my files on a hard disk attached to a network computer. All this trouble because of a small setting. 🙂 If you find other uses for this setting and other ways it can negatively affect your networking experience, please share using the comments form below. You will help many other Windows users.
