Windows 10: Why does microsoft remove home networking from my computers after each update download

Yet another update removing the home networking files from my computers WHY????this evening another update was forced upon my home system it whiped the abilty to file share between my 8 computers which are linked via my router the update turns off SMB in optional features and it happens after each update, after a update is forced upon the computers I have to go into optional features and reset the SMB back on.WHY HAS MICROSOFT GOT A HATRED OF US HAVING NETWORKS FIRST IT REMOVED HOME GROUPS NOW ITS MESSING WITH OUR SETTINGSPACK IT IN MICROSOFT YOU DO NOT OWN OUR MACHINES WE DO IF YOU WANT THEM

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Microsoft Download Center Updates

Quite a few new downloads popped up today on the Microsoft Download Center. Here's a list:
* Windows Media Center Software Development Kit
* Windows CE 5.0 Networked Media Device Feature Pack Monthly Update (July 2007)
* Microsoft Forefront Server Security for SharePoint 10.x Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007
* Microsoft Server Network Load Balancing Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007
* Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007
* Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007
* Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Monthly Update (July 2007)
* Microsoft Forefront Server Security for Exchange 10.0 Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007
* Windows CE .NET 4.2 Platform Builder Monthly Update (July 2007)

MS Download Center

 

Unable to browse network computers.

We suggest creating a new administrator user account by following the steps
here. Make sure to use the same network settings that you used for your other computers, then check if you can connect to the home network. Since you also mentioned that Windows 10 was freshly installed on this particular computer, have you already downloaded
the latest updates? The latest build for Version 1607 is 14393.1715, and 15063.608 for Version 1703. You can check the build version of your computer by following these steps:

• Click Start.
• Type winver and press Enter.

If you don't have the latest updates, you can follow these steps to install them:

• Click Start.
• Go to Settings.
• Click Update & security.
• Click Check for updates.

If that doesn't work, we'd like screenshots of the network and file sharing settings of the computer that doesn't work, and the settings of one of your other computers that can connect and share files properly on the home network.

 

How to Dump Networking Parameters?


Had a customer with this problem, they had a brand new Dell Optiplex 3050, with Windows 10 1709, and Realtek Gbit Family of lan adapters (wired connection). After much troubleshooting (many suggestions listed in the course of this thread), it turned out the PC needed a bios update. Among the updates listed on the dell website for bios version 1.52 (I flashed it with the latest 1.92) was "Update RealtekLOM".

LOM is "lan on motherboard" and the Realtek has flashable firmware.

One step for others having this issue is to check their computer manufacturer's website for "Lom" firmware updates for the particular network adapter - whether integrated or an add-in.