{"id":152301,"date":"2023-02-15T10:54:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T15:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/?p=152301"},"modified":"2023-03-15T07:17:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T11:17:35","slug":"enable-nearby-sharing-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/enable-nearby-sharing-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"How to enable Nearby Sharing on Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"sum\">\n<li>To enable &#8220;Nearby Sharing&#8221; on Windows 11, open <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>System<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Nearby Sharing<\/strong> and select <strong>&#8220;Everyone nearby&#8221; <\/strong>to enable Nearby sharing.<\/li>\n<li>Alternatively, open Action Center (Windows key + A) and click the <strong>&#8220;Nearby Sharing&#8221;<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/windows-11\">Windows 11<\/a>, you can enable &#8220;Nearby Sharing&#8221; in multiple ways, and in this guide, you will learn how. Nearby Sharing is a new feature to share any type of files and web links wirelessly to other devices in the network using Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity.<\/p>\n<p>The feature is similar to Apple&#8217;s AirDrop and comes in handy on those times when you need to quickly send a file or a link to another user nearby. It&#8217;s faster and easier than transferring content as email attachments, through cloud storage services, or <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/setup-network-file-sharing-windows-11\/\">setting up file sharing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/how-to\/\">guide<\/a> will teach you the steps to enable Nearby Sharing on Windows 11.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"toc\">\n<li><a href=\"#enable_nearshare_windows11_settings\">Enable Nearby Sharing on Windows 11<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#enable_nearshare_windows11_quicksettings\">Enable Nearby Sharing from Quick Settings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"enable_nearshare_windows11_settings\">Enable Nearby Sharing on Windows 11<\/h2>\n<p>To enable Nearby Sharing on Windows 11, use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>Settings <\/strong>on Windows 11.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>System<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>Nearby sharing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Select the <strong>&#8220;Everyone nearby&#8221;<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152305\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/windows-11-enable-nearby-sharing.webp?resize=827%2C427&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Windows 11 enable Nearby Sharing\" width=\"827\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/windows-11-enable-nearby-sharing.webp?w=924&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 924w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/windows-11-enable-nearby-sharing.webp?resize=300%2C155&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/windows-11-enable-nearby-sharing.webp?resize=150%2C77&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"tip-box\"><span><strong>Quick note:<\/strong> You can choose the &#8220;My devices only&#8221; option to enable sharing only for devices where you&#8217;re signed in with the same Microsoft account.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once you complete the steps, when you click the <strong>&#8220;Share&#8221;<\/strong> button on Microsoft Edge, File Explorer, Photos, and other apps, the interface will show the available devices to share files.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s important to note that the <strong>&#8220;Share&#8221;<\/strong> interface should also include the option to enable the feature.<\/p>\n<p>When sharing a file or link, the recipient will have to accept the notification to complete the transfer. All the files will download into\u00a0the <strong>&#8220;Downloads&#8221;<\/strong> folders. On the<strong> &#8220;Nearby sharing&#8221;<\/strong> page, you can use\u00a0the <strong>&#8220;Save files I receive to&#8221;<\/strong> option to change the default transfer location.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"enable_nearshare_windows11_quicksettings\">Enable Nearby Sharing from Quick Settings<\/h2>\n<p>To turn Nearby Sharing on from Action Center, use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>Action Center<\/strong> (Windows key + A).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>In the &#8220;Quick actions&#8221; section, click the <strong>&#8220;Nearby Sharing&#8221;<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152306\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/quick-settings-nearby-sharing.webp?resize=742%2C502&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Quick Settings enable Nearby Sharing\" width=\"742\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/quick-settings-nearby-sharing.webp?w=742&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 742w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/quick-settings-nearby-sharing.webp?resize=300%2C203&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/quick-settings-nearby-sharing.webp?resize=150%2C101&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>After you complete the steps, you can start sharing and receiving content from other devices on Windows 11.<\/p>\n<p>If the option isn&#8217;t available, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/change-quick-settings-buttons-windows-11\/\">edit the Quick Settings<\/a> to add the action button to the interface.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can enable &#8220;Nearby Sharing&#8221; on Windows 11 to share files to other devices in the network, and here&#8217;s how.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":152308,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2426,23],"tags":[95,19,2715,2576],"class_list":["post-152301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-windows","tag-difficulty-level-beginner","tag-how-to","tag-windows-11","tag-windows-help"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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