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I have two pc's that are almost identical hardware, with W11 Home, but one has not yet updated to 24H2 while the other has.
The apps links shown on the bottom of this image are not present on the 24H2 version, which is a retrograde step as finding the settings app should be easy..
Annoyingly the 24H2 update seems to have broken the network sharing, and finding advanced sharing settings to enable file transfer isnt easy.
Its been working until this morning, but now I'm unable even to see other devices from the "un-updated" machine.
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Yeah and other stuff i left out did not seem to matter one way or the other. I am a retired tech. I began building Windows PCs in 2000. So many have issues with Windows and say good riddance get a Mac. But let's see been doing this for 24 years one way or another I am sure they know it is a problem. No point in rolling back because going to have to go forward sooner or later. Problem for my local home network is a nuisance but not a game changer for now just a pain in the asteroid.
Yeah and other stuff i left out did not seem to matter one way or the other. I am a retired tech. I began building Windows PCs in 2000. So many have issues with Windows and say good riddance get a Mac. But let's see been doing this for 24 years one way or another I am sure they know it is a problem. No point in rolling back because going to have to go forward sooner or later. Problem for my local home network is a nuisance but not a game changer for now just a pain in the asteroid.
I gave it another try today, and on this machine, they definitely eliminated the option for selecting Public or Private with my Ethernet connection.
The default was set to public profile.
Magically when I checked for updates again the option showed back like I had it before the upgrade. MS magic puzzle. 😂😂😝
just disappeared again after a reboot and defaulted back to Public. 🤐🤬🤷♂️
The only workaround to get my home network working again was, by enabling Network Discovery and File and printer sharing also on Public network.
That is not what I was looking for, but for now I'll live with it, till MS comes out with a proper fix.
Strange that 2 other machines at the same Build 26100.1742 do not have this bug. I cannot figure out what the difference is. 😝🤐🤬
Also, on this machine the Profile options are only missing on the Ethernet connection, while they are still available on the Wi-Fi.
Pretty messy puzzle! 😂😝
Edit:
I found an old post that solved the specific problem that was not showing the Network option for Public or Private on Ethernet.
As you can see above it also said "Unidentified network"
[SOLVED ]Unidenified Network, No Internet Access - Microsoft Community
Try to reset network connections: Open PowerShell or CMD and run as administrator, copy and paste the following commands by pressing enter at the end of each command line:
netsh winsock reset
netsh int ip reset
netsh advfirewall reset
ipconfig /flushdns
Restart the computer at the end of all commands.
After executing the commands above and rebooting, everything was back to normal and showing the profile type on the Ethernet. 👍
Second thing I had to enable this setting in the Firewall to allow the new "File and Printer Sharing (Restrictive)".
That is what they now use with 24H2 Build. 26100.2152, the same applies also to Dev Build 26120.2130.
I am not using Ethernet but Wi-Fi. Any ideas?
I am not using Ethernet but Wi-Fi. Any ideas?
Check the current profile for your Wi-Fi and enable Network discovery and File and printer sharing accordingly.
Looks like they are trying to force Public Profile without explaining why. 🤬🤷♂️
Not only NO but hell NO. I can play with settings for a bit, see all the shares, then boom next time I look they are gone. MicroTurd broke something that was working very well. If someone has a real answer that will not insult my 24 years of Windows intelligence and experience, please post. Else going to wait for fixes to 24H2, a total POS.
