Windows 10: Having problems with personal network, but no issues with public networks whatsoever.

Ive been experiencing big issues with my internet these past few days, and I decided to troubleshoot. I found that I had no lag on public networks such as my school network. I also found that I only had issues with my personal network, but the speeds aren't slow, and I tested for packet loss, ect and all the tests came back with good results. Is there any way to diagnose this problem? I really wanna fix this so I can enjoy my computer again.

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why is Network and Sharing center saying my personal home network location is "public network"?

Hi Christs,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community and being a part of Windows 10.

Do let us know what is the exact issue you are facing with accessing the home network on your device?

If you are wishing to change the home network location from public to private, try the below steps and check if it helps.

Follow:

• Press Windows key + r and type secpol.msc.
  
• Now click on Network list manager policy.
• Double click on Network in the right pane.
• Go to Network location tab, here you can manually change the network location
  from Private to Public and vice versa.

Hope it helps. Get back to us with an updated status of this issue for further assistance.

 

Public Network

It's good to know that you have already contacted your service provider. This helps us to further isolate the issue. Before we can conclude that a hacker has gotten into your computer and making changes to the system, we need to identify first, whether or
not this is a system issue. There are other Windows 10 users, although not common, who are experiencing the same issue as you and found different resolutions that you can try. Try the methods below and check if it helps:

Method 1: Change the network location using the Settings App.

• Click on Start.
• Click on Settings.
• Click on Network & Internet.
• Click on Ethernet.
• Click on the network where you're connected.
• Turn on the option to Make this PC discoverable. This turns your public network location into a private one.

Method 2: Change the network location using Windows PowerShell.

We have a found a thread with a similar issue to yours. Check the Answer provided by
NiklasE rlhm in this thread and check if it applies.
Other Community members have found it helpful.

Method 3: Refresh network adapter connections in Device Manager.

You may follow the steps provided in this article. Note that the steps in the article
are supposedly for Windows 7, but should still work with Windows 10, although, the step-by-step provided might be a bit different.

Should you encounter any further issues, please do get back to us.

 

Network showing as public

Hi Connor,

By default, the public network location type is assigned to any new networks when they are first connected. A public network is considered to be shared with the world, with no protection between the local computer and any other computer. Therefore,
the Windows Firewall rules associated with the public profile are the most restrictive.

To change settings from public to private, follow the steps below:

• Open the Locale Security Policy.
• In the left pane, click/tap on Network List Manager Policies.
• In the right pane of Network List Manager Policies, double click/tap on your network name
• Click/tap on the Network Location tab.
• Under Location type, select Private.
• Under User permissions, select (dot) User cannot change location.
• Click/tap on OK, and close Local Security Policy.

Note: You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to change the network location of a network adapter.

Let us know if you have other questions.