Windows 10: Why is my PC appearing in "Network" automatically?

Why is my PC appearing in "Network" automatically?


I am new to a house network that is also a semi-workplace for some people here. There is no AD or LDAP configuration here. Everyone is using their personal laptop with Windows 10 Home/Professional.


There are 3 desktop PC with Shared Folder configured. Recently, 1 of them says their files in the network drive got lost without any reason. Upon checking, they saw my PC name in "Network". We can open "Network" folder in our File explorer.


I never configured anything to appear in the "Network". How can I turn this off?

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My PC is not listed in Network

Hi Eagle51 & thanks for quick response

I am very grateful for your help

1 was not enabled. I enabled it and restarted the HT-PC, but now the HT-PC is not visible in Network list on any computer.

...then i run 2 and both was true.

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Thanks for the reply.
Here is a screen shot from "Winver" as well as a screen shot of my "Basic network information" screen.
I know that my pc is using the network, named "NETWORK".
I have figured out (found on the Internet) how to delete those other two networks that got created somehow.
But I can't figure out why they were created (Thanks for your comments) not how to prevent them from being re-created on the pc restart following their deletion.
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