Setting up a Windows Share
To set up a Windows Share to connect to in Quick Play from the Network storage, you will need to do the following:
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Make sure SMB is installed and enabled.
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Create a local Windows user account that has access to the Share.
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Create a Shared folder.
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Make sure SMB is installed
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Go to the search bar and search for "Turn Windows features on or off."
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Scroll down to SMB Direct.
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If it is not checked, select it and click OK.
Note: You may have to reboot.
Make sure SMB is enabled
To determine if SMB is enabled, open a command prompt as administrator and run the following command: Get-SmbServerConfiguration | Select EnableSMB2Protocol
If EnableSMB2Protocol
returns True
then SMB is enabled.
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Go to the search bar and search for "Windows Settings".
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Open the Settings application.
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Select Accounts.
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Select Family & other users.
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Select Add someone else to this PC.
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Select the link I don't have this person's sign-in information.
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Select the link Add a user without a Microsoft account.
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Enter a user, password, and security questions and then select Next.
The user will be listed on the "Family & other users" page. Close the settings by selecting the "X" in the upper right corner of the application.
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In Windows File Explorer, select a folder to share.
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Right-click on the folder and select Properties.
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Select the Sharing tab.
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Click Share....
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Type in the name of the local user created earlier and click Add.
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Select the appropriate "Permission Level" for the user and then click Share.
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Click the "X" in the upper right to close the window.
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On the Properties window, click Advanced Sharing.
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Click Permissions.
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Select the Everyone group, then set the type of permissions, and then click OK.
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Click OK again on the "Advanced Sharing" window.
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Click Close on the "Properties" window.
The Windows Share can now be accessed through the Network storage app in Quick Play.