network neighborhood

file folder in a Windows environment that contains a list of resources available on a local-area network (Computers)

In the Microsoft Windows operating systems, My Network Places is the network browser feature in Windows Explorer from Windows 2000 and Windows ME onwards. It was formerly known as Network Neighborhood in Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition.Users are frequently confused by the differences between My Network Places, Workgroup Computers and Network Connections. Windows Vista fixes this ambiguity by introducing a redesigned network browser.It shows shortcuts to servers that the user has been to before, which by default is placed in a folder called NetHood, found in the user's home directory. You can change this directory by modifying a Windows registry key found at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders.
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