If using a Windows desktop OS, you may need to turn on Network Discovery and File and Printer Sharing.
- Select the Windows Start Icon > Control Panel
- Set View by (at the upper right hand corner of the Control Panel) to Large Icons or Small Icons.
- Select Network and Sharing Center.
- On the left, select Change advanced sharing settings.
- For only Home, ensure the following are selected:
- Turn on network discovery
- Turn on file and printer sharing
- Select Save Changes
Simple sharing
To share a folder in Windows (all of the subdirectories will also be shared):
- Right click on the folder that we want to share and select Properties.
- In the Properites dialog box, click on the Sharing Tab
- Click on the Share button.
Note: If the Share button is greyed out, the folder is already being shared.
- In the drop-down selector, select the group or users you want to share the folder with
- Select the desired permission (Read or Read/Write)
- If Read is selected, the Allow permissions for the group will be:
- Read & execute
- List folder contents
- Read
- If Read/Write is selected, the Allow permission for the group will be Full Control
- Click on the Share button
- Select Done
- Select Close
Advanced sharing
- Right click on the folder that we want to share and select Properties.
- In the Properites dialog box, click on the Sharing Tab
- Click on the Advanced sharing button.
- Check Share this folder.
- Select the Permissions button. Select the permissions you want to allow, such as Full Control, Change, or Read.
Private hidden share
- Select the Windows Start Icon > Computer Management
- Expand System Tools > Shared Folder, right-click on Shares and select New Share
- At the Welcome screen, select Next
- Enter the directory where you want the hidden shared folder to reside and select Next
- Type private$ in the share name and select Next
- Select Administrators have full access other users have read-only access and select Finish
- Select Finish
Inheritence
- Right-click on the folder that has been shared and select Properties
- Select the Security tab
- Select Advanced.
By default, folders inherit the permissions on their parent folder. In this example, the folder named "Share" inherits the parent C:\.

Inheritance can be disabled by selecting Disable inheritance > Convert inherited permissions into explicit permissions on this object. Once inheritance is disabled, the "Inherited from" column will display "None".
