Windows 10: Do I really need a homegroup?

Here's a good place for reference for the default startup type:
Black Viper’s Windows 10 Service Configurations | Black Viper | www.blackviper.com

 

Not True. Disable the services then it will not show up. Also look at this post:
Homegroup in Navigation Pane - Add or Remove in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

 

The issue is that each roll out that Microsoft pushes, they reverse that setting back to default, so that Homegroup will always show in Explorer.

 

Make sure the "Workgroup" for all computers are set to "Workgroup". Network Discovery has to be running also. The biggest issue is third party Internet Security software and sometimes the Gateway that you are using to connect all computers to to the Internet.

If you go to Searching for farbar and download Service Scanner and Mini Toolbox. Both of those should reset the Services and Network stuff. That is a start. Majorgeeks.com has some good tools in their download repository also for network troubleshooting.

10576 has some issues with the whole networking stuff. Look at Can't see other computers in Workgroup on Windows 10 computer - Windows 10 Forums Post #32 onwards.

 

Well, it does not happen on every single Windows 10 build I use. And I am currently on 10586 so I don't understand what you are saying.

 

Read it again. Everytime you do an update to each rollout. It defaults any registry changes and other changes that you may have made.

 

SOLVED! First, followed topgundcp's tutorial, as mentioned in previous posts. That did not solve the problem for me, but it's a necessary step. I then renamed the missing drive in ALL CAPS. Then, in services, I set "function discovery resource publication" to automatic. I'm not sure if the solution was actually one, the other, or both. I found these suggestions here:http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/w...b-f1750d3ad818.

 

There's no reason that it did not work with the steps I posted. The question is: Did you reset everything such as shutdown & Reboot all devices in your home networking to refresh all DNS cache ?

BTW, The smartscreen does not have to be on as I turned it off in all my PC's to avoid annoying popup.

 

Well, I'm decidedly no expert. But yes, I did shutdown, reboot, and refresh the DNS cache with most of these steps over the last several days, as I recall.

What annoying popup? I haven't gotten any of these (yet), but I'll continue to experiment with smartscreen on and off.

Thank you, topgundcp, for sticking with me with this problem. Still working OK as of this morning.

 

Yup, topgundcp, you're right--smartscreen not necessary. I shut it off and all drives on my network still appear on both computers. I edited my previous post to reflect that.

 

Thank you for reporting back.
Cheers !!!