HomeGroup is gone in Windows 10 version 1803!

Computer 2 (Windows 7 O/S) now sees Computer 1 (Windows 10 O/S), but the personalfolder of Computer 1 is not listed.  There is listed under Network > Computer 1 > Users only the two folders Default and Default.migrated.  On Computer 1, I had previously given "view and edit" access to specific subfolders under personalname folder, but not to all of them.  So, now that the personalfoldername does not appear, it is now impossible to get to those subfolders of Computer 1 when I am on Computer 2.  All of those subfolders on Computer 1 still show the earlier permissions that had been earlier set by "view and edit".   But, as I say, whereas I used to be able to get to the personalfolder of Computer 1, now I can't.  There must be some other way to get access.  I had let Windows 10 manage HomeGroup and now Windows 10 is managing it so that I can't see any of the folders that I want/need to see on Computer 1. 

I need some direction on how to do this.

Did that and it seems to have helped, partially.  Comp1 sees Comp2. But looking for Comp1 ON Comp 2 gets a slow discovery bar on the window that ultimately fails and windows doing a troubleshoot that basically says "we found nuthin".

Like others, after the Windows 10 version 1803 my HomeGroup is gone and I lost my network and mapped network drives.  I have been able to get some but not all of the previous functionality back as outlines below:

1)  On both PC and laptop

    1)  Run services.msc

    2)  Function Discovery Resource Publication - make sure that it is set to automatic, stop and then start services

    3)  Reboot PC and laptop

2)  Now on both PC and laptop can see the following:

    1)  Network shows both computers on both computers

    2)  Networked computers only shows Network\DESKTOP_Other_Computer\Users\Default

        1)  laptop also shows printer connected to PC

         2)  root of Steve C:\Users\Steve later showed up under both Networked computers , I may have missed a step here.

    3)  Mapped network drives show

3)  On both PC and laptop at root of Steve C:\Users\Steve

    1)  Give access to specific People should see:

        1)  Steve

    2)  In Specific People drop-down menu, should see

        1)  Acronis Agent User

        2)  Administrator

        3)  Steve

        4)  Steven Last_Name (my_account@my_email.net) ***DO NOT USE***

        5)  Everyone

        6)  Create new user

4)  On both PC and laptop at Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures, and Videos of C:\Users\Steve

    1)  Give access to specific People should see:

        1)  Steve

        2)  HomeUsers - Read/Write

    2)  In Specific People drop-down menu should see

        1)  Acronis Agent User

        2)  Administrator

        3)  Steve

        4)  Steven Last_Name (my_account@my_email.net) - DO NOT USE

        5)  Everyone

        6)  Create new user                        

5)  On PC and laptop can only see Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures, and Videos of root C:\Users\Steve but cannot see any files or other folders like vimfiles and AppData of root C:\Users\Steve but before update could see and edit these files and folders.

Note the following:

1)  Acronis Agent User is for my backup software

2)  Where under Give access to specific People I can see both Steve and HomeUsers, I can also see files along with subfolders

3. Where under Give access to specific People I can see only Steve, I cannot see any files.

My current conclusion is that there must be a difference somewhere in the permissions between the root of Steve C:\Users\Steve and Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures and Videos.

This evening, I was in an on-line chat with an offshore Microsoft tech support person who only made the situation worse by selecting Steven Last_Name (my_account@my_email.net) in the Specific People drop-down menu  I made it very clear to him that he could remote in an LOOK BUT NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES and the guy made some changes to my PC.  Microsoft needs to better train their offshore support staff!

If anyone knows how I restore my pre version 1803 state of seeing files and other folders in root C:\Users\Steve, then please let me know.

Hopefully, this post may have helped others on this forum.

Good luck!

Steve

Hey,

came across the same solution and it works perfectly, I saw immediately all the stuff which they are connected on both computers,

thank you all..

amj2011,

I wrote: " 2)  root of Steve C:\Users\Steve later showed up under both Networked computers , I may have missed a step here."  Did I miss anything here as I was writing this from memory "after the fact"?

I am about 90% there.  I just need to figure out how to see all of my files under the root of Steve, i.e. C:\Users\Steve.  I sometimes edit and move s ome of the config files between the PC and the laptop s that are located here.

Thanks,

Steve