Windows 2008/2012
- Open Control Panel and click on “view network status and tasks” link
![](http://techzeus.com/sites/default/files/tcp-over-netbios10030.jpg)
- In Next window click on “Primary” network connection. The name of the connection could be different on your system
![](http://techzeus.com/sites/default/files/tcp-over-netbios10031.jpg)
- In next window click on Properties
![](http://techzeus.com/sites/default/files/tcp-over-netbios10032.jpg)
- In next window click on TCP/IPv4 to highlight then click on properties
![](http://techzeus.com/sites/default/files/tcp-over-netbios10033.jpg)
- In “Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP/IP Properties” window click Advanced
![](http://techzeus.com/sites/default/files/tcp-over-netbios10034.jpg)
- In Advanced window click on WINS tap and check “Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP” and click ok
![](http://techzeus.com/sites/default/files/tcp-over-netbios10035.jpg)