title: How to enable Basic Authentication for WebDAV on Windows 8
body: <p>Previously I used to be able to access external data from an <code>http://</code> URL using only Basic Authentication (Username / Password) as text file from within an Excel (2003 version) on a Windows XP Professional laptop.</p>
  
  <p>I recently bought a new Windows 8 laptop, running Excel 2010 and now I can't get access to the same external data. Apparently Basic Authentication for WebDAV on Windows 8 is not by default enabled.</p>
  
  <p>Searching the internet I only find solutions to enable Basic Authentication for WebDAV for windows version older than Windows 8.</p>
  
  <p>Who has a "simple" solution to resolve this? Note that I'm not a developer, just a user.</p>