Today there are many computers that we have connected to the network. Many devices that we can connect to each other to access files, for example. We are talking about computers, but also different ones like tablets or mobiles. In this article we are going to talk about how to see other computers connected to our network in Windows 10. For example, if we have a desktop computer and a laptop at home. We will explain the steps we have to take to do this.
How to see the computers connected in the network
When we connect to the network from Windows 10 we can see other computers that have connected. However, you must enable a function that is disabled by default. You just have to follow some simple steps that we are going to explain.
The first step we have to do is go to Start and access Settings . There later we will have to enter the Network and Internet option and click on Sharing options , which we will see in the central part of this window, within the section Change network settings.
When we are inside we will see a series of options where it indicates if we have activated or not the detection of networks in private, guest or public mode, as well as for all networks. In case of being within a network such as our home, we have to enter the public. There we must check the option to Activate network detection. The same in File and Printer Sharing.
This could also be applied if we are on public networks. However, we must be careful and bear in mind that we must really trust that network. In any case we can give All networks, which is the third option, and there will appear below us the possibility of using encryption and using a password.
By accepting this we can see computers connected to the network and they could also see that device. As we have seen this, it must be configured only if we really trust the network to which we are connected, such as if we are in our home and we want to share with family devices or with other equipment of ours.
This is very useful if we store files in the network folder or print through a shared printer. By having full access, we can add those network folders to the computer through mapping. In the case of a shared printer, we can also add them to the list of printers.
The utility of having networked computers
Nowadays this is very useful. If we look back, it is possible that a few years ago we only used a computer connected by cable to the router. However this has changed. The first thing that wireless networks have gained ground against wiring. But in addition to that, it should also be noted that we have a large number of devices connected to the Internet.
We can have, for example, a laptop and a desktop computer connected on the same network. Maybe on the desktop we have a larger hard drive, where we can save more files. By having the two computers connected in a network, we can share information when necessary.
The same can be achieved if we have a networked printer . This way we can access scanned documents or be able to print easily.
In short, by following the steps we have mentioned we will be able to see other computers connected to the Windows 10 network. We already know that this is the most popular operating system today on desktop computers, so this can benefit many users who want to be able to see other connected equipment in the network.
We leave you an article where we explain what difference there is between Domains and Workgroups in Windows . A review of these two characteristics that we can find in the operating system.
