- Open the Control Panel from the Start menu.
- Select HomeGroup in the Control Panel.
Note: If HomeGroup is not available, change View by to Large icons at the top right of the Control Panel. - Select Create a homegroup.
Note: If you receive a message saying the network location needs to be set to Home before you can create or join a HomeGroup, check out my Change Network Location guide.
- Check off what type of files you want to share and then click Next.
- Write down the password in the yellow box. The password is case sensitive. Other computers will need this password to join the HomeGroup you just created.