Windows Workgroups

A Windows 10 feature that enables data transfer capabilities for workstations part of a small private network, similar to domain groups.

Workgroup accounts are a smaller version of domain accounts. They are made for networks in which every workstation in that network are peers of one another. Each device has it's own storage and is managed by it's own administrator. Anyone that wants to login to that device must have an account on that specific device.

Workgroups are an advanced implementation of peer-to-peer networking. Each host on the network can act as a client or a server for the others, and shared resources are freely accessed by each host on the workgroup. It's easy and simple, and it doesn't require any extra equipment. The base Windows OS is enough to establish a workgroup. However, it's not very scalable since it lacks centralized control, and it's difficult to back up. Changes have to be applied manually to every computer on the network, and there aren't any additional security features.

*CompTIA recommends workgroups to be used on networks that are no larger than 20 workstations.

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