Home network computers aren't shown in Windows Explorer

Anonymous
2018-06-24T06:56:05+00:00

I have two laptops A and B. They were connected wirelessly through my router on a HomeGroup and it worked fine. In the latest Win 10 upgrade the HomeGroup has been deleted and since then I have had terrible trouble connecting them.

I hibernate the laptops each night. When I open them in the morning, Laptop A can see and access laptop B in the Network folder of Windows Explorer. But laptop B doesn't always see laptop A and I can't get it to see it (not even by putting \laptopnamein the address bar).

Sometimes laptop B does show laptop A but when I try to access it I get a 'Windows can't connect" message.

I have tried all the sharing, credential and other options to make sure they are all consistent - nothing changes.

The ONLY way I have found for laptop B to access A is to restart laptop B (NOT A). Then it will automatically connect to A.

How do I get back to the old HomeGroup system of both computers accessing one another automatically when I wake them up?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Internet and connectivity

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-06-30T09:19:06+00:00

    It is an Oppo Android phone fully up to date. When turned on the hotspot simply says to connect with the password. There are two security settings, but neither will allow internet connection.

    On the computer, the setting says it is security type WPA2-Personal with IPv4 address of 192.168.0.45 (which I fixed myself to make the home network work properly) and DNS server of 192.168.0.1 (which is my modem).

    If I get the adapter on the computer to automatic IPv4 address, it shows a complex one, the connection says it is connected to the internet, but in fact I can't go there.

    I can't put the computer on automatic IPv4 address as that means it won't connect to my home network when I am at home. That was the whole problem that started this.

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  2. Pauli O 16,380 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2018-06-30T08:17:11+00:00

    Is your mobile hotspot using static IP addresses or DHCP when client connect to that?

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  4. Pauli O 16,380 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2018-06-30T03:03:19+00:00

    Have you test that option 2: Dynamic addressing, no edited hosts file, IPv6 disabled?

    I just test that with Lumia 950. It create mobile hotspot, PC connected to it, Lumia give IPv4 address and internet runs fine.

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-06-30T02:52:57+00:00

    This doesn't respond to the mobile phone hotspot issue.

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