Windows 10: Homegroup

I've used Homegroup before but Windows 10 seems to have given me a problem and looking through various forums I'm not the only one.
Set up homegroup on two laptops, one running windows 10 pro and the other the standard edition. Homegroup shows on both machines in File Manager. On the Pro machine I can open files and add ,delete and copy without problems but on the Std machine only Library Icons are displayed and it is impossible to open any files. All files are set to share read/write. Any ideas out there?



Jack

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Cannot Leave HomeGroup From Linked PC

1. Make sure all PC's have left the HomeGroup or are NOT joined to a HomeGroup

2. Turn off all PC's

3. Reboot PC that originally had HomeGroup and now has the phantom HomeGroup

4. After reboot, you should be able to create a new HomeGroup on that PC replacing the phantom HomeGroup. Print or write down new HomeGroup password.

5. Boot other PCs and attempt to join HomeGroup with new password.

Note: Make sure you use the ORIGINAL PC that had the HomeGroup ! (step 3)

Note: Once you have fixed the phantom HomeGroup, you should be able to have all the PC's leave the HomeGroup, then create a new HomeGroup on the PC of your choice.

 

Set up Homegroup with a dual band router

Hi David,

After creating a HomeGroup network, the next step is to join it. You'll need the HomeGroup password, if there is any. To join a HomeGroup, follow these steps on the PC that you want to add to the HomeGroup:

• Open HomeGroup by typing homegroup in the search box on the taskbar, then select
  HomeGroup from the results.
• Select Join now > Next.
• Select the libraries and devices you want to share with the HomeGroup, and then select
  Next.
• Type the HomeGroup password in the box, and then select Next.
• Select Finish.

Note: If you do not see a space to enter a password, there might not be a HomeGroup available. Make sure that someone has created a Homegroup, or you may create a HomeGroup yourself.

If you are having trouble joining a HomeGroup, you may run the HomeGroup troubleshooter to find and fix problems with the HomeGroup network. To do so: Open
Homegroup and click Start the HomeGroup troubleshooter.

If you need further assistance, feel free to ask us.

Regards.

 

Check this CNET forum thread: it has the best set of potential fixes for homegroup problems I've seen anywhere. I have personally and recently confirmed the fix that Papa_Paul2 documents early on in that discussion. According to what I read about the differences between Home and Pro versions of Windows 10, Homegroup behavior should be consistent across them (and Enterprise, too, FWIW, as my own LAN teaches me through direct observation and experience).
HTH,
--Ed--

 

Thank you Ed, I'll give it a whirl.