From the issue description I understand that you have issues with assessing home group on windows 7 computer. I've entered this thread at the request of a client who thinks network discovery should work correctly he's right there but apparently it doesn't for everyone. Nework computers and devices are not visible, click to change. On the Advanced sharing center page, there are different network profiles such as Private, Guest or Public, All networks and If you are on a Domain there will be a Domain Option too. This makes it easier to share files and printers.
And these service should be logged on with Local Service account. I checked network discovery and it was on, but the only computer showing was the home computer. But others had to be started or first enabled and then started. Here, ensure that the Startup type of Function Discovery Resource Publication service is Automatic and that it is Started. I have a similar problem: I have the only system on our network running Win-10 - all others are running Win-7 Pro with a 2012 R2 server Network Discovery sees only 6 systems out of 12. All of a sudden my ;aptop turned off network discovery and won't let me turn it on. When I tick the box to enable it and save the changes, it doesn't take effect.
Good luck and be patient. Importing the registry keys from another forum 4. Robert… I know this problem has been discussed with many variants but not quite the same as I'm experiencing, so I'm starting a new thread. Late to the game, but we've been rolling out new workstations with Windows 10 since Q1 2016 as aging workstations retire. If it does you have a firewall issue. After two days it still seems to be going fine.
Scoll down to windows firewall service. Follow these steps as needed to later turn off or on network discovery. Video guide on how to turn on or off network discovery in Windows 10: Steps to turn on or off network discovery in Windows 10: Step 1: Type network in the search box and choose Network and Sharing Center in the list to open it. Regards Hey Miles, I checked my settings and as you mentioned the dependency services were turned off. It is the same for WiFi Networks. I decided to try doing this without reinstalling Windows.
There really isn't anything that is going to cause any issues with having some options turned on. Additionally, Windows Firewall and any other firewalls on your network must be configured to allow network discovery. . If you are confused, follow the Procedures: Step 1. This is a bug, yes? When I come back and check it, it is disabled. Try restarting the machine with the problem and try again. Network discovery and File sharing will not turn on and stay on, this has not been a problem until recently.
In this way, you can easily share folders, files, and printers with other computers and devices in your network. A window with settings for your network appears. Try restarting the machine with the problem and try again. I have tried turning discovery off then rebooting and then back on again and rebooting. This should do the trick.
Are you guys just a bunch of retards?? Parameter name: dueTime Stack Trace: at System. Step 2: Select Change advanced sharing settings to move on. You will just create a headache if you start sharing things from workstations. It just shuts itself off after 3 seconds. I click to change, then click on turn on netork discovery and file sharing, bur it do nothing, same yellow bar with same message. Here are my current settings and my followup question. Thanks for pursuing this further and reporting back.
I checked network discovery and it was on, but the only computer showing was the home computer. Uncheck everything except repair firewall. In all cases the network drives are accessible. After reading many threads on this apparently common issue, I narrowed down the problem to the Function Discovery Resource Publication Service not starting. Any file and folder found in C:UsersPublic is completely accessible to all users on the computer.
There are four network locations: Home, Work, Public, and Domain. Startup Repair might prompt you to make choices as it tries to fix the problem, and if necessary, it might restart your computer as it makes repairs. Tutorials I go into advanced sharing settings and select Turn on network discovery and then I hit save changes and when I go back to advanced sharing settings the selection is back to Turn off network discovery. Please could you advise me if these settings are correct? The service key does not exist. I had done nothing with changes or new software or anything of that sort. As soon as I reopen Sharing Properties, it is un-ticked again. Other benefits of registering an account are subscribing to topics and forums, creating a blog, and having no ads shown anywhere on the site.