Guest Author: Jeff 07 Oct 2015 Set up Homegroup for 2 boxes running Windows 10 - I am able to see the other user and folders being shared. Again, select the user whom you want to give the full administrative rights and then click against the box Full control. When I went to HomeGroup, I was still only given the option to join the existing group, no option to create a new one. To answer your question, yes all my computers and printers were on when I tried to create a new home group name. So, what are you waiting for? I have a desktop with Windows 10 and a laptop with Windows 7 Ultimate. Let us know if you need further assistance. Hopefully this will help with another course of action to delete this old HomeGroup.
Here is what happened when I tried your suggestions: 1. The troubleshooter finds nothing other than the option to troubleshoot the network. You can also refer the below article to know more about setting a Home group. Suggest you to check this issue by restarting your computer once, post complete shutdown, to see if it goes correctly. You need to concentrate on the folder named MachineKeys. Below is what I get everytime I click into HomeGroup, regardless of what I've tried.
Also, you can allow other family members to change files that you have shared. Any newbie can figure out how to join a homegroup. When you are finished with your choices, click the Next button and you will be presented with an automatically generated password. I recommend you to run Home Group troubleshooter to diagnose the exact issue and fix it. If you already have a computer hosting a Homegroup, you will see the option to Join the group as shown below: If you don't have a Homegroup already setup, you will see the option to Create a new Homegroup. When you have the password you want, memorize it or write it down , and then click the Finish button to create the Homegroup. Rename this folder to MachineKeys.
If you have feedback for TechNet Subscriber Support, contact. Guest Author: Curtis 20 Dec 2015 Is there any way to delete an existing HomeGroup? I am not getting any message that tells me that a homegroup cannot be created on my computer, I am instead seeing an existing homegroup that I am told I can join, but no attempts to join it are successful because the original computer it was created on is gone. The process is very quick and easy. Article by Tony John is a professional blogger from India, who started his first Weblog in 1998 at Tripod. I found this and it worked for me. In the next step, you will need to enter the password of your Homegroup. Hi W Knowles, What is your current situation? I have not been able to use my home network since I upgraded to windows 10.
Any devices you want to add to your HomeGroup will require you to type in this password to gain access, so you'll want to print or write down this password. All computers - 2 desktops and 2 laptops - are on Win10. I'm still not able to review or change my old password or delete the homeGroup. I am having trouble connecting my desktop to my laptops as a Homegroup as well after upgrading my entire household to Windows 10. Confirm when asked and configure what media you want to be shared across the group. Click Join Now to join an existing Homegroup.
An application I have requires Microsoft Single Image and cannot locate it on my computer: I have an application which used to run on this computer in the same version of Windows 10 I am running now. The computer name and username will be displayed on the screen so that you can ask the appropriate person for the password. Please feel free to try it and let me know the result. You must enter that same password into each computer you want to include in your Homegroup. All the computers on my network seem to have forgotten the HomeGroup Password. You will be able to see AppData folder.
Is there another solution to rid my host computer of the old homegroup and start a new one? If you see a Create a Homegroup button, click it to create a new Homegroup. We upgraded from Windows 7 and 8 to 10 and haven't been able to access the HomeGroup since. Original Title: Windows 10 Homegroup Hi Philips, Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. . Hit next and Windows will create the Homegroup. Right-click the Start button and choose Control Panel from the pop-up menu. This is a real problem.
My wife is the one who set up the Homegroup and she can't find the password and we can't delete or create a new one. Can someone tell me what might be causing this problem? Follow the below mentioned steps to setup HomeGroup on Windows 10. Your Homegroup should now be created. Windows 10 now shows you the password that it has generated for your homegroup. Once a device joins the Homegroup, it will be able to see all of the other devices connected to that Homegroup and vice versa. You now get to choose what you want to be shared from your device to the other devices on the homegroup.
In case you sign in using the same account on a different computer then you will already have access to the files irrespective of whether you select to share or not. Reference: Note : Applicable to Windows 10. All the computers are Windows 7. This should not be an issue…. This ghost homegroup still appears and I can't join it, or leave it. Click on Advanced on the Home Group troubleshooter dialog box and click on Run as administrator Enter the credentials if required. I will post more if I figure out how to get them connected.
To create a Homegroup in Windows 10, do the following. Here, you will see a folder named MachineKeys. Davidson 11 Oct 2015 This is the quintessence of uselessness. I'm not supplying an answer as I can't get homegroup to work either. Also ensure that your computer is up to date with Windows Updates.