Missing Network Settings - "Find Devices and Content"

Anonymous
2013-11-29T13:30:12+00:00

Windows 8.1 -Under all my various network adapters there is no  "Find Devices and Content" box.

I've tried various fixes. Changing homegroup etc. Nothing work.

Please provide some guidance

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Anonymous
2014-01-11T17:54:45+00:00

I am not sure if everyone is checking at the right place if they are connected to domain network and they have 8.1 because only 8.1 has this option. Windows 8 has a different way to share devices and content.

For chromecast troubleshooting:

https://support.google.com/chromecast/troubleshooter/2995236?hl=en&ref\_topic=3447927#ts=3081637,3249450

Where to find the option to share:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/turn-sharing-on-or-off

I have been using Windows since forever and have used Apple too, so switching to Mac / Apple is not going to help. Its just another OS with the same fundamentals. Go figure it out in a Apple store if you want a demo.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-03-01T02:01:42+00:00

    I'm running Windows 8.1 on a Toshiba Satellite laptop with an Apple Airport Router connected via WiFi.

    Here's how I got mine to work. 

    1. Mouse over to the bottom-right corner and make the "charms" show up (oh, how I loathe that word).
    2. Click "Settings"
    3. Click "Control Panel"
    4. Click "Network and Internet"
    5. Click "Choose Homegroup and Sharing Options" (I have yet to figure out how to set an existing network location to Private)
    6. Click "Change Advanced Sharing Settings"
    7. Click "Turn on media streaming"

    1. Click on the arrow next to "All Networks" to expand it (on my PC it's the third set of options)

    1. Under "Media Streaming" click "Choose Media Streaming Options"

    1. Select "Show devices on..." and select "Local Network" from the dropdown menu. I have two options, you may have more. 

    1. Click "Allow All"

    1. Click "OK"

    After I did all these steps, my PC finally showed up on my networked Sony Blu Ray player as a DLNA server.

    I hope this works for everyone

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-02-27T02:36:21+00:00

    Windows 8.1 -Under all my various network adapters there is no  "Find Devices and Content" box.

    I've tried various fixes. Changing homegroup etc. Nothing work.

    Please provide some guidance

    Richard, for the life of me I can't figure this out either. I read through this entire thread and there appears to be no solutions. Anyone find one?

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-02-17T20:10:36+00:00

    Thanks. It worked for me.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-02-09T22:24:04+00:00

    Removing the virtual networks (via hyperv manger->view->hyperv virtual manager) did the trick for me (the method is mentioned above in the thread). Chromecast is working for me now.

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