Windows 8 Sharing

richardcja

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Just bought a new laptop which is a Windows 8 laptop. I have turned off all sharing via the "change advanced sharing setting".

However when I use my old laptop (on windows 7), I can access every file on the new laptop. Why is that even though I have turned off sharing. Am I doing something wrong?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8
Turning off Network Discovery and File and Printer sharing should do the trick although that doesn't actually un-share the C:>Users folder which is shared out by default.

If you want to lock the Users folders down on the Windows 8 machine you should go into the C:>Users folder, right click to properties then to the Sharing tab, click Advanced Sharing, remove the check mark to share this folder, hit Apply etc.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro WMC
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home built
    CPU
    Q9650 @ 4.05 GHz
    Motherboard
    Gforce 780i SLI FTW
    Memory
    8GB Gskill DDR2 1200Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX-480
    Sound Card
    Asus D2 Xonar
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HannsG
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Gskill 120GB SSD
    PSU
    Thermal Take 1000watts
    Case
    Thermal Take Xtreme
    Cooling
    9 fans air cooled
    Keyboard
    G15 logitech
    Mouse
    G9 logitech
    Internet Speed
    50mbps
The 'Share' option is not ticked. Am still able to browse through every file on my new laptop from my old old laptop, which means anyone on the same network could do the same.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8
The 'Share' option is not ticked. Am still able to browse through every file on my new laptop from my old old laptop, which means anyone on the same network could do the same.

You must have checked the wrong one as this one is checked by Default, if the C:Users folder is unchecked for sharing then none of the folders which reside in the Users folder are accessible.

Besides that, turning off network discovery and file and printer sharing should have the same effect. I've tested this on all my machines and it works perfectly.

Another way to create isolation in a Workgroup is to create a Homegroup on the new machine, this will prevent any users in the local Workgroup from gaining access to the shared folders unless they are purposely shared out with Everyone' using the Homegroup style share settings.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro WMC
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home built
    CPU
    Q9650 @ 4.05 GHz
    Motherboard
    Gforce 780i SLI FTW
    Memory
    8GB Gskill DDR2 1200Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX-480
    Sound Card
    Asus D2 Xonar
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HannsG
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Gskill 120GB SSD
    PSU
    Thermal Take 1000watts
    Case
    Thermal Take Xtreme
    Cooling
    9 fans air cooled
    Keyboard
    G15 logitech
    Mouse
    G9 logitech
    Internet Speed
    50mbps
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