Setting Up an Internet Connection
Setting up a connection involves connecting the computer or laptop to the Internet through a wireless or wired network connection. Wireless connections are more widely used compared to wired Ethernet connections. Below, are the instructions on how to connect a computer or laptop to a Wi-Fi network or an Ethernet network connection.
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Wi-Fi Network:
1. Select the Wireless Network icon on the taskbar.
2. Choose the wireless network you want to connect to.
3. Click on the Connect button.
4. Enter in the network password and then select Next.
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Ethernet Network:
Enabling adapter
To enable a network adapter in Device Manager, follow the following steps:
Open Start.
Search for Device Manager, and click the top result.
Expand the Network adapters category.
Right-click the adapter you want, and select the Enable device option.
Managing Wireless Profiles of Wireless Networks
The below websites in the following links explain how to manage wireless networks in Windows 10.
How to Manage Your Wireless Network Profiles in Windows
Windows 10 tip: Manage your saved Wi-Fi networks - ZDNET
Clearing the DNS Cache
Sometimes, DNS issues can occur that cause the Internet connection to not respond when opening a browser and the desired website to view does not open or selective websites do delayed loading responses without successfully opening up. This opening of websites issue can often be traced to DNS issues. If the Internet connection is working and no changes to DNS server settings in Windows, the DNS cache can be cleared. This often resolves DNS issues. Here is how to clear the DNS cache.
To clear the DNS cache, a user must sign-in to the Administrator account and open the Command Prompt. In the search box, type in, cmd, to open the Command Prompt. Next, type, ipconfig /flushdns. Finally, close the Command Prompt window and sign-out of the Administrator account.
Network Settings
In, Settings, network settings can be viewed and modified under, Network & Internet settings. Users can also view and modify network settings in the Control Panel through the, Network and Sharing Center. Advanced network settings can be accessed in this section. One example is an Ethernet adapter's TCP/IPv6 settings. Network sharing can be set up in the, Network and Sharing Center, too. All installed adapters for network connections can be viewed here. These include wireless and Ethernet adapters. Virtual Machine adapters are included if Virtual Machines are on the computer system. Wireless networks that are detected by your network's router are listed in the section for wireless networks. Even the wireless networks not configured in your router appear in the list. So, you may see the names of networks of routers in homes around your home in the listing of detected networks.
Sharing Folders
Windows 10 permits users to share folders across a network. On home networks, this can be done from computer to computer. Internet services in the form of email also can link computer folders to cloud drive folders once the cloud drive folders from the email service are initially downloaded. As long as the email is signed in, the cloud folders on the computer will be automatically updated. One example of this is with Outlook. The online cloud folders can be linked to Windows and updates to the folders on the Windows computer are seen on the Outlook.com cloud folders and vice versa.
Under the, 'Network' heading on the left pane of File Explorer, the devices you can access folders from are listed.
For folders being shared over a network, you can, accessed folders to local folders, file transfer both ways.
OneDrive, Outlook's cloud drive imports its folders upon signing into it and a link being created to the Windows computer.
It is important to consider privacy risks when sharing a folder with another computer. The need to share a given folder across a network evaluated, too. Sharing only the folders which need to be accessed elsewhere is a good practice for both privacy and security reasons.
For more information, please see the below link.
Microsoft - Sync OneDrive files and folders