Win10 can't connect to Win8.1 but Win8.1 can connect to Win10

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Frustrating problem on local home network.

I regularly access multiple computers on the lan remotely, but often my win10 box cannot connect to other non win10 computers even though they can connect to the win10 computer.

I resolved this once, can't remember what I did and now it's back and creating major time wasting.

Win10 wastes even more time by taking almost 5 minutes to timeout before anything else can be done in windows explorer.

Thanks in advance,

Beverly Howard

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Anonymous

2020-11-13T19:20:02+00:00

Thanks, but this didn't resolve the problem either.

There appears to be a problem specific to Win10 that causes this failure... I'm currently checking out the suggestions at;

http://woshub.com/network-computers-not-showing-windows-10/

A key symptom is that when the network icon in windows explorer is clicked, it only shows devices and nothing related to the lan or other computers... _including_ the computer that I am using file explorer on.

I have network sharing turned on and didn't change anything before this problem arose. If I find a solution, I will post it.

Beverly Howard
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Anonymous

2020-11-12T18:59:17+00:00

Hi, I'm Robinson, an Independent Advisor and a Windows user like you.

1-Press win+R type control and press Ok

2-Click on Unistall a program

3-Click on Turn Windows Features on or off

4-Check the option "SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support"

5-Click on Ok and will ask to reboot.

After reboot check the connection with others PC
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