How to Start a Workgroup in Windows 7. In Windows 7, workgroups are small networks that share files, printers and Internet connections.

The workgroup model doesn’t have a centralized authentication system that maintains the user and PC accounts on the network. This means that one PC &#151 that somehow took it upon itself to be the ...

What does workgroup-based network actually mean? Find out inside PCMag's comprehensive tech and computer-related encyclopedia.

In many workgroup environments, thereu2019s no need to use a complicated method for setting up a file server. Kirk McElhearn offers a basic approach that should be sufficient for many users.