Win7 Shows Win10Pro Laptop on Network but Is Not Listed As An Option When Sharing Folders

[sdhaku]

My home desktop is a Win7 machine connected to other Win7 laptops around the house. I recently purchased a new laptop running Win10Pro. This machine shows up when looking at machines on the network. However, when I select folders I want to share specifically with this machine the Win10Pro machine does not show up in the drop down list. I could of course choose "Everyone" but I'd prefer to specify machines that can access my desktop.

How can I get the new Win10Pro laptop to be one of the options in the "Choose people to share with" drop down when sharing folders and files?

 

[basroil]

Sounds like you need to learn to use real folder sharing methods. If you don't use Pro, you might as well set up a homegroup. Otherwise, just go to the advanced sharing section in the properties and manually add the accounts you want to have access.