Cannot see Win10 computer on network

Question

I have a Workgroup with one Win10 and a number of Win7 computers, connected via a SMC 1016DT switch. The Win7 machines all see each other in Windows Explorer, but not the Win10. The Win10 can see all the others.

If I select Network Map in Control Panel, the Win10 is present, but double-clicking on it has no effect - for the others, it opens Explorer showing the shared folders.

Prior to a recent shutdown (due to power supply company maintenance) the Win10 was accessible by all the others.

How can I restore full access?

Answer 1

Please ensure Windows 10 and Windows 7 are in same local network and workgroup. What’s more, you could check your firewall settings.

I would suggest you to change to the following options for both the systems on the network in the advanced sharing settings (Open Network & Sharing Center > Change Advanced Sharing settings):

1.Turn on Network Discovery

2.Turn on file and printer sharing

3.Turn on sharing so anyone with network access can read and write files in the public folders

4.Turn off password protected sharing

If the above not work, please refer to the following link to setup home group again to have a try. Home Group from start to finish https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17145/windows-homegroup-from-start-to-finish

If you just want share a folder, we can simply right-click the folder, then select "share with" to share this folder with everyone. Then we will be able to access this folder from other computers.

Have a nice day,

Peter