Windows - Configuring HomeGroup

This document describes how to configure a HomeGroup in Windows 7 and 8.
For more information about HomeGroup, see Microsoft's document HomeGroup from start to finish.

Note: The HomeGroup function has been removed for Windows 10/11 and onward.

Windows 8

  1. Open the charms menu by placing your cursor in the bottom-right corner. If you are using a touchscreen, swipe in from the right side.
  2. Click settings, then click Change PC Settings.
  3. Click Network.
  4. Click HomeGroup.
  5. Click Create.
  6. Select the folders that you would like to share.
  7. Give the password at the bottom of the screen to the other HomeGroup users.

Windows 7

  1. Open Control Panel.
  2. Click Network and Internet.
  3. Click HomeGroup.
  4. Click Create a HomeGroup.
  5. Select the folders that you want to share.
  6. Give the password at the bottom of the screen to the other HomeGroup users.


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Doc ID:
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Created:
2014-05-12
Updated:
2026-09-19
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