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
    2014-05-06T06:51:34+00:00

    For other people who still have this issue (changing the network category to Private/Public), I solved it by using PowerShell.

    1. Start PowerShell as administrator
    2. First get existing network connections with Get-NetConnectionProfile
    3. From the returned list, see the Name attribute of the connection you want to fix
    4. Use the following command by substituting the actual Name attribute from the above output instead of <Network Connection Name> below (you can set the NetworkCategory to Public if that's what you want).

    Set-NetConnectionProfile -Name <Network Connection Name> -NetworkCategory Private

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-04-29T14:20:06+00:00

    superuserIQ,

                       Just want to thank you as this fixed the problem for me

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-04-25T03:11:01+00:00

    Just thought I'd add...I've been pulling my hair out over the same issue. I found that logging out and logging in as Administrator did the trick for me on one particular connection. YMMV.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-04-08T07:37:15+00:00

    I also had this problem and it turns out to be the Hyer-V virtual switch. I had a virtual switch connected to the Wireless interface.

    I deleted the switch, deleted the wireless profile, reconnected to the wireless network and the setting "Find Devices and Content" was back.

    Microsoft should check this problem in Hyper-V. It forces the networks to be private. Very dangerous when connecting to public networks.

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