Nowadays, many companies like to set up some shared files in the local area network for employees to view. In order to protect the security of shared files, companies will set some access passwords for shared files, so that people who want to access need to know the password to view them normally, which makes some important files relatively safer. So, how to enable password-protected sharing in Win7? Let’s take a look below!

Method steps

1. Open the Start menu and find the Control Panel and open it;

2. Open Network and Internet in the Control Panel;

3. Open the Network and Sharing Center;

4. Open Change Advanced Sharing Settings;

5. Find password-protected sharing in the options and check to enable password-protected sharing.