Windows Network Locations

An enumeration of the network location profiles used in Microsoft Windows. They're used to set default network privacy settings for a host running Windows.

Private

• all other users and devices are known and trusted
• network discovery is enabled
• files and printers are shared freely between hosts on the network
• Windows firewall has enabled some types of communications through

Public

• for use in unknown or public networks (e.g. coffee shop)
• network discovery is disabled
• network sharing is disabled
• Windows firewall has blocked all inbound and most outbound communications

Domain

This profile is automatically selected and loaded if the host is a member of an Active Directory domain or workgroup. Firewall settings are decided by the administrator of the domain or workgroup.