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Just out of curiosity / concern, I just reinstalled fresh copies of Windows 8.1 on my desktop and laptop PCs.
I notice that if I click in the Network section, I can expand "Users" and view the contents of things like "Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Music, Searches, etc" on the other machine without being prompted for any password.
I did not setup any homegroup and wasnt asked for passwords so is it "normal" that just by having both computers on the WiFi network I can see the contents of the User folders from each machine? I'm concerned that others might also be able to see as well, if they come over and I let them use my WiFi network... I dont want them going in my private stuff....
I notice that if I click in the Network section, I can expand "Users" and view the contents of things like "Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Music, Searches, etc" on the other machine without being prompted for any password.
I did not setup any homegroup and wasnt asked for passwords so is it "normal" that just by having both computers on the WiFi network I can see the contents of the User folders from each machine? I'm concerned that others might also be able to see as well, if they come over and I let them use my WiFi network... I dont want them going in my private stuff....
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System One
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- OS
- Win 8 64-bit