You’ll see its address under Network Path in the properties window.Īn icon over the drive indicates that it’s shared. Click the Save changes button after you’re done.Īfter you click the OK button, your drive will be shared on the network. To do so, click the Network and Sharing Center link under Password Protection.Ĭlick the Home or Work header, scroll down, and select Turn off password protected sharing to disable it.
You may want to disable password-protected sharing to make this easier, assuming you’re on a secure home network. Click OK to save your changes after configuring the permissions. If you require additional security – for example, if you’re not using a home network - you can restrict access to specific users. Type a descriptive name – such as “CD Drive” – for the share, and then click the Permissions button.Įnsure that the Everyone group has Read access to the drive.
In the next window, enable the Share this folder checkbox.
