Windows 10: What's wrong with Nearby Sharing?

I have two PC's that were recently upgraded to Windows 10. I was sad to discover that Homegroups are no longer supported by Windows 10, since Homegroups are so easy to use. So now I am trying to use Nearby Sharing to send files from one PC to the other.

The two PC's are in the same room, about five feet apart. Both are on the same WiFi network and both have Bluetooth turned on. When I "Share" a file from one PC, a popup informs me that it is "looking for nearby devices." After 10-20 seconds it says "Make sure the other device has nearby sharing turned on in the action center." Sometimes it takes up to five minutes before the other device is discovered. Then I am able to send the file. But most of the time, the popup disappears and nothing more is heard. If I retry several times, I sometimes get it to work. But I'll end up wasting ten minutes to copy a file from one machine to another. It's easier to put it on a thumb drive and walk across the room.

Any idea why nearby sharing would be so undependable?

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Nearby Sharing

Hi,

I'm Diego Rios, an Independent Advisor willing to help other Microsoft customers.

You can try the following procedures in the links below:

Open Settings >> Click on System >> Click on Share experiences >> Turn on the Nearby sharing toggle switch.

Also, Check if is enable Nearby sharing using Action Center:

Open Action Center (Windows key + A).

In the Quick actions section, click the Nearby sharing button.

Please let me know if this helped and works.

Best Regards,

Diego R.

 

Nearby Sharing

Is it possible for me to check which files/pics I have shared via nearby sharing?

Thanks

 

Nearby Sharing

The problem was there was no switch.

I have fixed the problem by replacing the Bluetooth dongle

Thanks for the help