{"id":278,"date":"2018-04-21T23:12:33","date_gmt":"2018-04-21T23:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.gordonbuchan.com\/blog\/?p=278"},"modified":"2021-02-07T13:43:13","modified_gmt":"2021-02-07T13:43:13","slug":"windows-10-setting-network-profile-to-private-or-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.gordonbuchan.com\/blog\/index.php\/2018\/04\/21\/windows-10-setting-network-profile-to-private-or-public\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 10: setting network profile to private or public"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are experiencing problems with file and print sharing, either as a server or as a client, it may be due to the current network profile of your Internet connection. Windows makes a distinction between private networks (home and work) and public networks (hotel wifi, Starbucks wifi, etc.) The idea is to avoid sharing your episodes of Gilligan&#8217;s Island with other people at the Starbucks by accident.<\/p>\n<p>Windows often asks you to select whether a network profile should be private or public, but sometimes the issue is unclear.<\/p>\n<p>To see and change the current network profile, right-click on the network icon (wired or wifi) on the bottom right near the time:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-279\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.gordonbuchan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/rightclickonnetwork.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"686\" height=\"393\"><\/p>\n<p>Click on &#8220;Change connection properties:&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-280\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.gordonbuchan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/networkstatus-300x245.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"722\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.gordonbuchan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/networkstatus-300x245.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.gordonbuchan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/networkstatus-768x628.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.gordonbuchan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/networkstatus.png 904w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You will be able to view and change the network profile:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-281\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.gordonbuchan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/networkprofile-300x232.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"581\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.gordonbuchan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/networkprofile-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.gordonbuchan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/networkprofile-768x595.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.gordonbuchan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/networkprofile.png 904w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are experiencing problems with file and print sharing, either as a server or as a client, it may be due to the current network profile of your Internet connection. 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