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Thank you for the detailed advice, Tomface and itman.

Don't know... And given the purpose and importance of the device, I preferred not to take the chance. This concern was further enhanced by Microsoft's long history of security issues... So I thought better safe than sorry. I'll reconsider, given what you guys have written. I found where to make these changes in WIN10.

I have a home network to which there are 3 additional PCs attached as well as all my family members' mobile devices, which are constantly connected to the Web. The relevant device was my external backup disk which is connected directly to my own PC. I do no want it to be available to anyone else. I read the "Choose Public network for networks in public places (such as coffee shops or airports)." part and this prompted me to change the settimg.

Hi Marcos, I apologize, turns out that the setting was via Windows network setup. Thank you for your help.

Hi Marcos, I can't find the Edit Network page. Thank you. This is my main screen:

Even do, I did get that screen and I now need to change the setting, otherwise my PC might be at risk. As I writexabive, I uninstalled and reinstalled the relevant app bit was not asked again about the setting.

That's correct. I located the screenshot in a Web page, as I could not find it in the app itself. I have ESET NOD32 antivirus. Thank you.

Hi Marcos, I don't see the "Firewall setup" option. This is what I see after clicking of advanced setup":

This is the screen where I made the mistake and selected the 2nd option.

Hi, I installed a new app on my Windows 10 desktop. Upon 1st run NOD32 asked which network access should it be given (public/private network) and I mistakenly clicked on "public". I uninstalled and reinstalled but was not asked again about this. How can I change it to "private" (home network)? Thanks