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If you select “Yes”, the Private profile will be assigned to the network, or the Public profile if you select “No”. We recommend allowing this on your home and work networks, but not public ones. A prompt appears: Network 2ĭo you want to allow your PC to be discoverable by other PCs and devices on this network? The network profile in Windows 10 is selected by the user when the device connected to the new network for the first time.

How to Set a Network Profile in Windows 10? For example, in Windows Server 2012 R2 / Windows 8.1, you can only change the network profile through the PowerShell, registry, or local security policy (described below). But you cannot change the assigned network location from the classic Control Panel. In the classic Control Panel, the network type for active network connections is displayed here: Control Panel -> All Control Panel Items -> Network and Sharing Center. In my screenshot, you can see that the Open (Public) profile is assigned to the Ethernet0 NIC. In Windows 10, you can check the current network profile (location) assigned to the network connection in the Settings -> Network & Internet. The Network Location Awareness (NLA) service is used by Windows to determine if a network connection is on a Public, Private, or Domain network.Īs mentioned earlier, different Windows Firewall rules apply to your network connection based on the network profile of your NIC. You can apply domain firewall policies for this profile. Applies automatically after joining Windows to the AD domain.

Domain network – a profile for computers that are members of an Active Directory domain.

You don’t trust other devices on such a network, your computer will be hidden to other network devices, no one will be able to access shared network folders and printers on your computer

Public network – a profile for an untrusted network (public Wi-Fi network in the subway, cafe, airport).

In such a network, the computer will be available for discovery by other devices you can share your files and printers.

Private or Home network – a profile for a trusted network (home or office networks).

In Windows 10 (Windows Server 2016), you can assign one of the following network security profiles (locations) for your NIC (network interface card), whether Ethernet or Wi-Fi: Network profiles firstly appeared in Vista/Windows Server 2008. What is a Network Location (Profile) in Windows?

Changing Network Location Type Using Security Policy.

Setting Network Type Using Windows Registry.

Change Network Types Using PowerShell in Windows 10.

How to Change Windows 10 Network Location from Public to Private?.

How to Set a Network Profile in Windows 10?.

What is a Network Location (Profile) in Windows?.