Windows 10: Can't find "show password" for homegroup

Hi folks -

having trouble recovering my password for a Homegroup, Windows 10. I know, know - I don't know why I don't have it written down along with my other bazillion passwords...

I'm on the computer I used to set up the Homegroup, which I vaguely recall setting up a year or two ago when we first got this desktop. I'd like for other computers to access files on this desktop, I assume via the Homegroup. but I can't recall the password to connect to this desktop via Homegroup.

I've read that if I'm logged into the account on the computer used to create the homegroup, I should be able to go through control panel/Homegroup/show or print password - but I don't see that option.

When I go to CP/Homegroup... it says "bsn on NISNESTPC has created a Homegroup on the network" - and only gives me two buttons to "join now" or "close". If I attempt to "join now" - I get as far as needing to enter the password, of which I can't remember. There are also 2 links for "change advanced sharing settings..." and "start the homegroup troubleshooter". Neither of which are helpful.

In short - how can I recover my forgotten HomeGroup password in Windows 10??

Many thanks.

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My homegroup stopped working

My homegroup stopped working after the 9/17/16 Microsoft 10 update. My desktop & laptops invite me to join the homegroup. But when I type in my last password, it spins without getting anywhere. When I try to connect to my Network, and click on the "User"
folder, a folder appears called "Default.migrated" (created 9/17/16) and gets me nowhere. I can't create a new homegroup, nor change or print it's password. My documents folder now shows "Not shared", but I can't find a way to share it again, since I have
to join the Homegroup to do so. I need help.

 

Homegroup problems

Unable to find my Homegroup password or delete my homegroup because the "other homegroup actions" button is missing on the bottom of the Homegroup page. Unable to find an answer to this problem.

 

Windows 10 Run Command [Windows-Logo]+[R] and enter the command:
control.exe /name Microsoft.HomeGroup and click the text Change Password.

 

Go to the computer that initially created the Homegroup.
Go to File Explorer > left side, RIGHT click at HomeGroup > click View the HomeGroup password.

 

davidhk: thanks for this tip. However I discovered that when I right click on HomeGroup as you suggested, the option to "view the HomeGroup password" is grayed-out. I must be missing something!! Any further advice?

Railtech: thanks. I haven't tried this yet as I'm curious to know first why the option above is grayed-out for me. But curious to know: when I attempt to change my password, won't I need to know my current one?

Thanks

 

You signed in on your admin account or just a standard user account ?

 

actually - and update:

Today when I went to look at the Homegroup, it no longer said there was a homegroup created by "". So I created a new one.

Now I seem to have admin over it. I will continue exploring how this all works, but in the meantime, some quick questions that are top of mind:

- When I choose to create a homegroup - it defaults (automatically) names it "". This is a familiar name I must have used somewhere along the line - but where does the name of the homegroup come from? in this case, It's not my account name, it's not my email address - I'm not sure what it is. and would seem I cannot change the name of the homegroup once it's created. I did notice that if I leave the homegroup, I can start over, but still not sure where that is coming from?

- once i have the homegroup established, and it's set to share my pictures, documents, etc. - how can I access these documents from another computer? I will try to learn more here but any useful links/instruction for laymen greatly appreciated.

 

Please help!

I had the same issue that the original poster has.

When hit HomeGroup in the control panel, what I got looks like on another computer when clicking the HomeGroup button. It says "Chen on Chen-XPS has created a homegroup on the network" and provides "join now" or "close" two buttons. But I am Chen and this is Chen-XPS! It seems that this computer doesn't know this and treats it some other computer.

If I use "run" to run "control.exe/name Microsoft.HomeGroup" I got " Windows cannot find 'control.exe/name'."

I am the only person using this computer and I am the administrator.

I believe this problem appears after recent OS update.

 

Update -

So I clicked "join in" button and enter a random password. Of course it doesn't work and it takes a few minutes and eventually shows an error and says this homegroup doesn't exist and let me create a new one.

I guess it is because the major system update I got a while ago screwed this up.

Everything is OK now.