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How to share any folder without password in Windows 8/10 in a home network if a Microsoft account is involved?
My question is: How to set up file sharing correctly, in a home network, with Windows 8/10, so sharing any folder with "Everyone" (File Explorer->Right click on folder->Properties->Sharing->...
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How do I force Windows 10 to see a network as private?
My laptop has Wi-Fi and Ethernet (when docked). For some reason Wi-Fi comes up as Private network, and docked comes up as Public. In neither case did I set either as Private or Public.
Where do I set ...
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Ping to Windows 10 not working if "file and printer sharing" is turned off?
I have one Windows 10 computer on a local network.
When I try to ping the Windows 10 machine from some other computer, it fails (Request timed out). From the Windows 10 machine, I can ping other ...
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Unable to access a remote computer through Remote Desktop Connection when using a Microsoft Account
Description of the problem: I am not able to connect through Remote Desktop
Connection to access Computer A from Computer B. More specifically, when I am on Computer B, I am not able to access ...
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Can't connect to VPN on Windows 10
I have a desktop computer and a laptop computer on the same WiFi network. The desktop can connect to the VPN, but the laptop cannot.
VPN Connection specs:
Type: PPTP
Sign-in: User name and password
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In Windows 10 how do you ensure all traffic goes through VPN?
What is the easiest way to ensure all traffic goes through the VPN in Windows 10? Are there any built in ways? I'm basically looking for an internet kill switch in the case the VPN fails.
I read that ...
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Many excludedportranges how to delete - hyper-v is disabled
Since the Windows update 2004 I am fighting with many programs and tools that can't bind to certain ports. A bit research I stumbled across:
netsh interface ipv4 show excludedportrange protocol=tcp
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Use Windows 10 wifi hotspot with no internet connection
I'm trying to play a video game with my friends that requires a local wifi network that allows UDP broadcasts. The dorm wifi doesn't allow UDP broadcasts, so I'm trying to set up my laptop as a ...
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Can Windows 10 on A modern laptop support simultaneous connections to two ISPs?
I live in a rural area with only two choices for Internet connection, 1.2 Mbit/s DSL from AT&T or 15 Mbit/s from old-style satellites with 700 ms ping time and fast only in averages.
The fast ...
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How can I disable 'Use default Gateway for remote networks' setting in Windows 10?
I have been disabling the 'use default gateway for remote networks' option to bypass unnecessary traffic from going through vpn. But after upgrading to Windows 10 I can't change the setting since the ...
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Windows 10 computer can't connect to any other computer on the network
Just upgraded my laptop to Windows 10. Everything seemed fine until I tried to connect to my Win7 desktop. Manually typing the name doesn't work (gives me Unspecified Error (0x80004005)), and when I ...
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Windows 10 Password Error with Samba Share
I am trying to connect to a samba share with Windows 10 Pro (Version 1511, Build 10586.589) using the command net use L: \\myserver\myshare /u:myuser mypassword. I get the error:
System error 86 - ...
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Windows 10 VPN client is not working
In Windows 10 (an upgrade from Windows 8.1), old VPN PPTP connections were not correctly migrated.
Created new VPN PPTP connection which was not working. Error message:
A Connection to the remote ...
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Using two wireless NICs at the same time on Windows 10 desktop PC
I have read similar questions in the past (i.e. How do I use my dual band Wi-Fi card to connect to 5GHz and 2.4GHz simultaneously on Windows? and Connect multiple WiFi networks simultaneously), ...
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Windows 10 Wifi Sets Wrong DNS Server When Connecting to Wifi Networks
Somehow my Windows 10 laptop stopped getting the correct DNS servers sent from Wifi networks. It somehow locked 192.168.1.1 and won't accept whatever DNS IP comes from DHCP. I have no idea how/why, ...
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