Windows 10: another network share question in win 10, that no one has asked

ok, simply put, i have a desktop, and a laptop, both windows 10, everything set up correctly, and the same.. exceptif desktop has smb1 unchecked, laptop can view it on my network, but desktop can't view laptop, but if i check smb1 on desktop and laptop, both can't see each otherthen, if i uncheck smb1 on laptop, desktop can see it, but laptop can't see desktopi have been pulling my hair out on this one for a few months

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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?

 

Manual Setup in Network and Sharing Center, Not appearing. Win 10

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



We understand the difficulties that you are unable to access Internet over Wi-Fi on your PC. In order to get clarity and to assist you accordingly, please reply with the answers to the questions below:

• What is the make and model of the PC?
  
• What is the error message/code, when connecting the Wi-Fi?
  

• What happens when you click on the network icon in system tray?

Meanwhile, we would suggest you to refer the steps as mentioned in this article and check:

Fix network connection issues in Windows 10



If the issue persists, then refer the steps as mentioned in these article:

Fix Wi-Fi connection issues in Windows



It’s really unusual that this “Manually connect to a wireless network”
option is missing from Network and Sharing center. In this scenario, we would suggest you to update the Wi-Fi driver from Device Manager. Please refer this
article to update the driver: Update drivers in Windows 10



Let us know the results. If the issue persists, we will certainly assist you further.



Aditya Roy

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Network sharing.

Hi SIrwin_62,

Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Community Forums.

I appreciate your efforts to work on this issue.

Please answer these questions to get clarity on this issue:

1. Which build version is installed on both the computers?
   
2. Are there any antivirus security software installed on the computer?
   
3. What is the error message you encounter while accessing the computer on network sharing?
   

Meanwhile, I would suggest you to check and confirm the status of few settings, services and features with respect to Network Sharing in Windows 10, to do that, please refer to the reply posted by ‘Roohi_Taj’
from this thread and check if that works for you.

Additional Information.

‘File sharing over a network in Windows 10’.

‘Share things with nearby devices in Windows 10’.

Let us know the result of the steps performed so that we can help you further.

Awaiting your reply.

Regards,

Srimadhwa B

Microsoft Community-Moderator