Grant full network access to a limited number of users on Windows 10

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stevenachelis

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I have four Windows 10 computers on my home (wireless) network that have full read/write access to each others c:\users folders. I do this by granting full rights to the EVERYONE group. I don't require (and don't want) these four users to have to enter passwords to access these shared folders. This sharing works great.

However, when visitors sign into my home network, I don't want them to have access to these shared folders.

How can I limit the sharing of these folders to these four users? I would think I could setup a new group with these four users and then give that group, rather than EVERYONE, sharing rights, but I haven't figured out how to do this (or I'm mistaken, which is likely!).

Note that I want to do this through the "traditional" Network and not Windows 10's Homegroup.

Thanks!
 
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Right-click on "Start", "Computer Management", "System Tools", "Local Users and Groups". From here, you can create new groups, users, and put users into groups. When sharing a folder, "Advance Sharing" will let you assign who has access to the share, both on user and group level.
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Alabalcho

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1. Create a group (or use built-in group "Power Users", Put yourself in that group
2. GIVE YOURSELF A PASSWORD
3. First time you connect to that shared resource, enter your password, and click on "Remember password".

If you still insist of logging without password (not the brightest idea, anyway) - create rules in the firewall of these four PCs to allow access to other PCs only.
 
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stevenachelis

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Thanks for the reply, Alabalcho.

How do I create a group? When I search the internet for "create network group windows 10" (which I'd done many times before posting here on Tom's), all of the results deal with the workgroup or homegroup.

When I choose to share a random folder, or when I choose Properties | Sharing | Share , I only see me, Everyone, and Homegroup. Where is the Power Users group that you're referring to?

Thanks.
 
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Alabalcho

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Right-click on "Start", "Computer Management", "System Tools", "Local Users and Groups". From here, you can create new groups, users, and put users into groups. When sharing a folder, "Advance Sharing" will let you assign who has access to the share, both on user and group level.
 
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