Windows 10: Website wants to look for and connect to any device on your local network

Discus and support Website wants to look for and connect to any device on your local network in Windows 10 News to solve the problem; [ATTACH]Some of you might have seen a pop-up message in Chrome saying “Website wants to look for and connect to any device on your local network.”... Discussion in 'Windows 10 News' started by WinClub, Jan 19, 2026 at 3:57 PM.

  1. WinClub New Member

    Website wants to look for and connect to any device on your local network


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    Some of you might have seen a pop-up message in Chrome saying “Website wants to look for and connect to any device on your local network.” Chrome shows this message when visiting certain websites. This is due to an update in the Google Chrome web browser. In this article, we will discuss what this message […]

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  2. Rado D Win User

    Unidentified wireless network connection on laptop(local only connection)

    Hello friends,I have this laptop at home to have a look at,its my friends laptop,that had previously fine working wireless connection on it,but now it shows unidentified network upon connection to my wireless network.its shows local only connection and cant load any pages.it is all over the internet when you google it,but no real working solution.I had this laptop before and the wireless worked just fine.of course my network is fine,cos my own laptop connects perfectly..Ive tried uninstall all network devices,then reinstall,checked all adviced settings regarding IPv6 - 4,but nothing helps,Im in the end with ideas..do you have any?
     
  3. topgundcp Win User
    Connecting computer with no internet connection to network printer


    @dk1971
    1. Open Admin command and type: ipconfig

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    2. Win+X->Control Panel->Netwok and Sharing Center
      Follow the screen shot. This should disable internet access from this PC but allows access to local device(s)
      NOTE: Use the IP & Subnet Mask from step 1. Leave Default gateway & DNS Server blank

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  4. Website wants to look for and connect to any device on your local network

    Connection to websites

    Hello,

    We understand that you are having connection issues with your PC. We would like to ask additional information. Kindly answer the questions below:

    • How is your PC connected to the internet? Hard wired or wireless?
    • If you are using a wireless connection, are there other devices connected to the internet? Are they having issues as well?
    • If you are using a hard wired connection, have you tried to do any troubleshooting steps?
    • Can you provide us the exact message on your screen when you access any websites?

    Here's a
    support article
    that you can check. This provides several troubleshooting steps that you can try to resolve the issue regarding network connections in Windows 10.

    Looking forward to your response.
     
    Jennifer Bri, Jan 19, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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