⌛ Home networking can be very difficult, but I have a few tricks that work well for me. ⌛ My formula for Windows networking - Ensure devices are on the same network. - Use the same workgroup name. - Create identical login accounts on all machines. - Use the same password for these accounts. - Make them administrator accounts. - Make your local network “Private” - Enable network discovery Networking can be complicated, but this approach simplifies authentication across Windows devices. Updates, related links, and more discussion: 🔔 Subscribe to the Ask Leo! YouTube channel for more tech videos & answers: ✅ Watch next ▶ Increasing The Odds That Windows Network Sharing Will Work ▶ Chapters 0:00 How Do I Get My Windows Machines to Network With Each Other? 0:30 Networking is hard. 0:45 Leo’s magic formula 1:30 Same network 2:20 Same workgroup 4:15 Using the same login name on both computers 5:40 Same password 7:15 Be the administrator 7:40 Make the network type “private” 11:40 Make sure network discovery is on 12:20 Trade-offs 13:35 It’s all about authentication ❤️ My best articles: ❤️ My Most Important Article: More Ask Leo! ☑️ to get your questions answered ☑️ to subscribe to the Confident Computing newsletter. ☑️ to help support Ask Leo! ☑️ for even more! #askleo #windows #network