How share an iTunes music library on a mac with 2 networked PC

I have an iMac with my iTunes music library. I have two PCs on the same network. I would like the 2 Windows PC to be able to show all the music in the Mac library and stream it, without having to copy it all to the local drive. Please assume I am technically challenged and have never done anything like this before

Turn on "Share my music" in the iTunes Sharing preferences on the Mac, and "look for shared music" on the PCs. The library from Mac should appear in the Source list in iTunes on the PCs.
For more information, look for "Sharing" in the iTunes Help or view the tutorial.

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