Windows 10: Unable to see Win 10 PCs in the network

Discus and support Unable to see Win 10 PCs in the network in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I just had some windows updates installed (and a Unifi controller update) and for some reason, I cannot see my wireless laptop in Network shares in... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by speedlever, Mar 29, 2020.

  1. Unable to see Win 10 PCs in the network


    I just had some windows updates installed (and a Unifi controller update) and for some reason, I cannot see my wireless laptop in Network shares in File Explorer from the wired PC. And from my wireless laptop, I cannot see the wired PC in File Explorer. Previously, I had no problem seeing either computer in File Explorer.

    And to make it even more weird, I can see both computers and get into the files from my Android phone connected to wifi and using a file explorer app. I've rebooted, run the networking troubleshooter and nothing has fixed the issue yet. I also tried disabling the Windows firewall and that didn't seem to help either (unless I needed to reboot afterwards... which I did not do).

    Anyone having this issue and figured out how to restore the ability to get into the Windows shares on each connected computer? I cannot run my sync program to sync files and would like to get this fixed asap.

    :)
     
    speedlever, Mar 29, 2020
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  2. adoornik Win User

    Win 7 and Win 10 on network

    I have home network with separate modem, router, and WAP's. My Windows 7 computer does NOT list the Windows 10 computers on network computer list but the Windows 10 computers network list DO list the Windows 7 computer.

    Turned off firewalls, gave permissions, shared drives. Nothing allows Win 7 computer to access the Win 10 computers.

    Any suggestions for a fix?
     
    adoornik, Mar 29, 2020
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  3. adoornik Win User
    Win 7 and Win 10 on network

    Thank you. Troubleshooter did not work. I ran all the listed commands in order and that also did not work.

    None of the Windows 10 computers on my home network are on the network list of the Win 7 computer but the Lan connected windows 10 computer does show up on the Windows 7 computer network map.

    Any other fixes suggestions would be appreciated?
     
    adoornik, Mar 29, 2020
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  4. DaleNoel Win User

    Unable to see Win 10 PCs in the network

    Win 10 Network Printer Connection Problem

    I have tried, when using the wifi from a Win 7 computer to connect to the printer connected to it. Others can connect.

    I did do the three steps outlined:

    • Open File Explorer. Pick the "Network" icon from the left pane (navigation pane) of the file explorer UI.
    • If sharing is turned off you will see a pale yellow line towards the top of the window that states "Network Discovery is turned off. Network computers and devices are not visible. Click to change...".
    • Click this bar and select "Turn on network discovery and file sharing"

    None of the suggestion worked.

    I did notice that the PC I'm connecting to is 'Private' while I am listed as 'Public'.

    • Can this be causing the problem?
    • Are there other suggestions?

    I need to be connected to use the other printer so work flow can not be disrupted and someone else needs to print the file for me.

    I will be with this group again on Monday.

    Thank you.
     
    DaleNoel, Mar 29, 2020
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