Windows 10: Can't change from public to private

I've two refurb Dels running windows 10 1709. I initially hooked up to my home Wifi for software and windows registration but the machines will be used in a charity horse show office offline. Removed the USB Wifi for the rest of the work. Need to connect for printer sharing using a wired hub. When I get to home group I get a "need to be set to private" message. If I go to the internet connection I just get a metered service switch. I used regedit to set the to network profiles ( 2, one the home wifi and the other I don't know) to private and got no change in behavior. Any help? Or is there a better way to do print sharing? My printers are not wireless. I am not a windows 10 guy. Use 7 on my personal equipment.

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Change Network from Public to Private

Hi,

Thank you for your interest in Windows 10.

I suggest you to follow the steps below to
change your network from Public to Private:

• 
  Type PowerShell in Search Window and then right click on it and click on
  Run as Administrator.
  
• 
  Type the following command to find your interface Index:
  Get-NetConnectionProfile
  
• 
  Use your interface index (for example 5) with this command:
  Set-NetConnectionProfile -InterfaceIndex 5 -NetworkCategory Private
  
• 
  Now reboot the device and check if the network has changed from Public to Private.
  

Hope this information is helpful. Please do let us know if you need further assistance, we’ll be glad to assist you.

 

Windows 10 - Cannot change network from Public to Private

I had the same difficulty but was able to fix it by going to "Edit Group Policy" in the Control Panel. The next click is to "Network List Manager Policies." You can configure them to change the network from public to private, and also allow users to
change network names and change them back and forth between public and private if you wish.