Windows 10: Disable Shared Icons Across Home Network

Somehow, I seem to have enabled shared icons across my home network. I have two windows 10 PCs and when I add a desktop icon on one PC it appears on the other PC. However, I use different apps on each PC and the extra icons are useless. Also, when I delete an unwanted icon from one desktop screen it disappears from the other one where it is needed.Does anyone know how to disable this feature?

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Accidently disabled myPublicWifi hotspot in networks and sharing centre

To further assist you regarding your concern, we suggest that you manage the hotspot settings on your PC. To do this, you may follow the steps provided on this
link. Once you’re on the page, proceed with the steps and
complete the process. After completing the steps, you may check if the issue persists.

Additionally, if the issue continues, you may check the Advanced sharing settings from the
Control Panel to identify if the issue is not related to it. To do this, you may follow the steps below:

• Click Start, type Control Panel and press
  Enter.
• Click Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center.
• On the left-side pane of the window, click Change advanced sharing settings.
• Expand the Private network profile, select the Turn on network discovery option under the
  Network discovery section.
• You may also select the Turn on network discovery option from the
  Guest or Public and Domain (current profile) network profile by expanding them one by one.
• Once you’re done, click Save changes.
  

Keep us updated about your concern for additional assistance.

 

Network Sharing Issues

Hi,



Thank you for your response.



We would like you to perform these steps and check.



Step 1:
Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP on Windows, follow these steps:

1. 
   Click
   Start, and then click Network. (Or you type
   ncpa.cpl into the search box, and press ENTER).
   
2. 
   Click on the
   Network and Sharing Center, and then click Manage Network Connections.
   
3. 
   Right click on the Local Area Connection or the connection you are using, and then select
   Properties.
   
4. 
   Select the
   Internet Protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
   
5. 
   Click the
   Advanced button under the General tab.
   
6. 
   Click the
   WINS tab.
   
7. 
   Click the Enable
   NetBIOS Over TCP/IP button. Click Ok.
   

Step 2: Access shared drive using IP Address.

Try accessing the shared drive by using the IP Address of the other PC and check.



Step 3: Temporarily Disable Firewall and check. Disable Firewall one computer
at a time.



Regards,



Aditya Roy

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Block File sharing in Wifi network, Windows 10

Hi Lori,

As per the description, I understand that you want to block file sharing on your Wi-Fi network. I suggest you to follow the steps provided below and check if it helps.

• Right click on Start and select Control Panel.
• Change the view type to Large Icons.
• Click on Network and Sharing center.
• In the left navigation pane, click on Advanced sharing center.
• In the right pane, under Files and printer sharing, select the option:
  Turn off file and printer sharing.
• Restart the system and check for status.

Hope this helps. Keep us posted on the status for further assistance.