User Guide

5. If prompted, type your username and password, and then tap Next. If you don't know this info, check

with your network admin.

6. To see if you’re online, go to the Start screen and start Internet Explorer.

If Surface doesn’t connect to the Internet, see Connect Surface to a wired network on Surface.com.

Join a homegroup

When you have several PCs on a network, homegroups make sharing printers and files a lot easier. A homegroup

is a group of PCs on a network that can share devices (such as printers) and files (such as your Documents,

Pictures, Music, and Videos).

If you’ve already created a homegroup, Surface can join it. Here’s how:

1. Open the Settings charm, then tap or click Change PC settings > Network > HomeGroup.

2. Tap or click Join. You can get the password from anyone else in the homegroup.

After you join a homegroup, you can access printers and files on PCs that are part of your homegroup. For more

info, see HomeGroup from start to finish on Windows.com.

Join a workgroup

Surface can join an existing workgroup on a network. To learn more, see Join a domain, workgroup, or

homegroup on Windows.com.

Get to files on other computers

To see shared files and folders on your network, open File Explorer and navigate to Homegroup or Network (or

you can use the OneDrive app). Here’s how:

1. Open File Explorer. (Swipe up from the center of the Start screen and type File Explorer.)

2. In the left pane, choose Homegroup or Network.

3. To browse shared files and folders, tap or click the computer name under Network or someone’s name

under Homegroup.

For more info, see Find PCs, devices, and content on your network on Windows.com.

Note PCs that are turned off, hibernating, or asleep won't appear as part of the homegroup.