Windows 10: Unable to see 2nd laptop on home network

hi there so I have 2 laptops on my home network.
previously I used homegroup to share files between computers and this was obviously stopped.
I then just created a workgroup and shared files that way.

however i noticed a couple of weeks ago that from Laptop 1 I physically cant see Laptop 2 on the network if I browse for it.

I use Free File Sync to keep the music folder between the 2 in sync , if I use the whole network command \\computername\folder etc then FFS will find Laptop 2 and the sync will work

However If I want to just copy some files to Laptop 2 from 1 I cant as I cant see it.
Laptop 2 cant see Laptop 1 on the network.

Ive done some googling and seen all sorts about SMB , file sharing etc which is just putting me in a spin.

I dont recall having done anything recently to the laptops to make this change take place.

Also Laptop 1 has PIN credentials Laptop 2 has a password (when I set it to PIN file sharing stopped) & up to a couple of weeks ago this worked perfectly.

TIA Bart

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We suggest checking the list of available Wi-Fi networks on your laptop.

Please follow these steps:

• Click the Windows logo.
• Go to Settings (gear icon).
• Select Network and Internet.
• Then Wi-Fi.
• Make sure the Wi-Fi radio button is On.
• Select Show available networks, then you'll be able to see the list of available Wi-Fi networks.

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