access windows 10 computer from a Windows 11 computer on my network

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access windows 10 computer from a Windows 11 computer on my network

Richard Schwartz 5

How to access my older Windows 10 computer from my Windows 11 computer on my network

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Randy Baroja 20,800 Independent Advisor

Hi,

Nice to meet you! I'm Randy, an Independent Advisor.

To access your Windows 10 PC from your Windows 11 computer, make sure both are on the same Wi-Fi or Ethernet network set as Private, then enable Network discovery and File and printer sharing on both (found under Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center > Advanced sharing settings). On the Windows 10 PC, right-click a folder you want to share, go to Properties > Sharing > Advanced Sharing, and allow access. From your Windows 11 computer, open File Explorer and type \ComputerName (replace with the Windows 10 PC’s name) to view shared files log in with the Windows 10 username and password if asked. If instead of file access you want to control the entire Windows 10 desktop, enable Remote Desktop on the Windows 10 PC and then connect using the Remote Desktop app on Windows 11. This way you can either simply move files across machines or fully work on your Windows 10 system remotely, depending on your needs.

Are you trying to just share files/folders between the two computers, or do you want to fully control your Windows 10 desktop remotely?

Kind regards,

Paul Breaux 0 Reputation points

2026-07-07T23:31:15.62+00:00

Thanks for your reply. I hate to stop using Windows 10, but I got a new Windows 11, and after buying my first pc in June 1994, and learned a bit of DOS, at 74, I'm still not an expert. Adding various programs and user sites, has to be easier than using both pc's individually. Needless to say, ONLY THE REALLY GOOD STUFF, WILL BE USED! (haha). Seriously, I felt there was a method to do this, but I never had the need before, so now I'll try this. P.S. My first TWO computers were desktops, and that long ago, the hardware was almost absent. But you could later add more to desktops, like memory. Only thing is MAKE SURE YOU'RE GROUNDED, because static electricity will fry it. Any way, I got fed up switching from one to the other, and a second monitor was to rich for me. I went to an electronics shop out of town that really was a TV repair shop, with bits of computer data thrown in. I explained what I was looking for, he thought for a bit, and suggested a device for about $35, that allowed you to connect it to your monitor, then take each pc's monitor cable, and connect both to the switch that you connected to your monitor, and using switch located between each computer plug in, if you had both pc's TURNED ON, all you needed was to place that switch to the side that had the plug in you wanted to use, your monitor showed the computer you wanted, and if you wanted the other pc, simply turn the switch and that other computer was now shown. I liked it. Sorry I ran on like this, but I will give your reply a try and see if I can do it. Appreciate it. Paul