Registry modifies the Windows network type

Network type Description:
There is four network locations:

Choose Home Network for home networks If you are know and trust the people and devices on the network. Computers on a home network can belong to a homegroup. Network discovery is turned on for home networks, which allows you to see other computers and devices on the network and a Llows other network users to see your computer.
? Computers on a home network must belong to a workgroup, but they can also belong to a homegroup. A HomeGroup makes it easy-to-share pictures, music, videos, documents, and printers with other people on a home network.
? A homegroup is protected with a password, but if you are need to type the password once, then adding your computer to the HO Megroup

Choose Work Network (private) for small office or other workplace networks. Network discovery, which allows you to see other computers and devices on a network and allows other network users to see Your computer, is on by default, but can ' t create or join a homegroup.
? All computers is peers; No computer have control over another computer.
? Each computer has a set of user accounts. To log on to any computer in the workgroup, you must has an account on that computer.
? There is typically no more than twenty computers.
? A workgroup is not protected by a password.
? All computers must is on the same local network or subnet.

Choose public network for networks in public places (such as coffee shops or airports). This was designed to keep your computer from being visible to other computers around you and to help protect your Computer from any malicious software from the Internet. HomeGroup is isn't available on public networks, and the network discovery is turned off. You should also choose this option if you ' re connected directly to the Internet without using a router, or if you have a M Obile broadband connection.

The domain network is used to Domain networks such as those at Enterprise workplaces. This type of the network location was controlled by your network administrator and can ' t be selected or changed.
? One or more computers is servers. Network administrators use servers to control the security and permissions for all computers on the domain. This makes it easy-to-make changes because the changes is automatically made to all computers. Domain users must provide a password or other credentials each time they access the domain.
? If you had a user account on the domain, you can log on to any computer on the domain without needing a Computer.
? You probably can make only limited changes to a computer ' s settings because network administrators often want to ensure co Nsistency among computers.
? There can thousands of computers in a domain.
? The computers can is on different local networks.

Warning warning
If you know you won't need to share files or printers, the safest choice are public network.

To change the registry key value for a network type:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Nt\currentversion\networklist\profiles
The sub-key category represents the network type, and the key value means the following:
Public0
Private (home/work) 1
Domain2

Finally, restart the computer.

Registry modifies the Windows network type