Windows 10: Network frustration - desktop cannot access laptop

Discus and support Network frustration - desktop cannot access laptop in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I have a desktop and laptop on the same home network, both part of the same workgroup. No homegroup. On the desktop, in File Explorer, I can see the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by fifer, May 23, 2018.

  1. fifer Win User

    Network frustration - desktop cannot access laptop


    I have a desktop and laptop on the same home network, both part of the same workgroup. No homegroup. On the desktop, in File Explorer, I can see the laptop but cannot access it. I ran Network troubleshooter and have attached the log file. I have no idea if it is helpful.
    On my laptop, my desktop cannot be seen in File explorer.
    I have checked the obvious things like Network discovery is on, File and printer sharing is on, plus a few other things. I have restarted both computers, as well as my modem and router.
    Any help will be appreciated

    :)
     
    fifer, May 23, 2018
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  2. Networking between laptop and desktop on same network both under Windows 10

    We have 6 computers on our PERSONAL HOME network (NOT HomeGroup as we have mutiple versions of Windows - on purpose). Prior to WIN10, we were able to open files and share access.

    I have WIN10 on my Dell Laptop and we just installed WIN10 on our desktop. Once we updated the desktop we have the following scenario:

    WIN10 Desktop CAN access my WIN10 DELL Laptop

    WIN10 Desktop CAN access our Vista Dell Laptop

    WIN10 DELL Laptop CAN acccess our Vista Dell Laptop

    WIN10 DELL Laptop CANNOT access our WIN10 Desktop

    Cannot find any help on this but need to resolve this as soon as possible.

    Any suggestions?
     
    shark13diver, May 24, 2018
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  3. Tom850i Win User
    Windows 10 sees but cannot access some devices on network

    My desktop sees two laptops, a disk drive and a printer (My network window shows these devices). I can open the disk drive, but when I click on the printer or the two laptops from my Network screen, I get this error "Windows cannot access \\xxxxxxx". Both
    laptops are connected to the network and have no issues with internet access. Both laptops are W10. All devices are in "Workgroup". The printer has a discovery method of "NetBIOS". The laptops have a discovery method of "WSD".

    Before upgrading to W10 all these devices were accessible from my desktop.

    Any suggestions?
     
    Tom850i, May 24, 2018
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