Connecting to another computer over a simple network

- [Voiceover] Networking is not a simple topic.…Fortunately, Windows has a nice feature built in…that you can use to connect to another computer…on your network to share files.…For most simple home networks, you'll need to do…a little setup and then this will work pretty easily.…But network settings can get more complicated…with lots of variables that depend on your specific network.…So if this does not work for you, you may need to contact…your tech support, IT department, or seek out more…education specifically on networking.…

In this movie, I have a very simple network which means…that my computers connect to the internet through…the same router, and I do not have…any other security settings in place.…If you have a regular wireless router…or a normal consumer level wired router or switch…that all of your computers connect to in order…to get internet access, then those computers…are connected together on a simple network.…So let's look at our basic options for sharing files…across a network.…To do that, I'll start by going into File Explorer.…