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Three PC - Win 11 Home, Win 10 Pro (2x)

  • Gigabit Ethernet, router (CISCO/TP-Link/Mikrotik) as DNS and DHCP server (static/dynamic/predetermined), the same workgroup

Setting is the same in all the PCs:

Network = Private network.

  • Private networks - Network discovery ON, File and printer sharing ON
  • Public networks - OFF, OFF
  • All networks - Public folder sharing ON, File sharing 40- or 50/bit, Password protected sharing OFF

After I switch all the computers on, I can seldom see all the three on all the three PCs. I tried dozens of setting both on PCs and routers. Nothing helps. Restarting router, restarting PCs, DNS flush, ... Every time the visibility is different and after several hours of computing it changes... visible to unvisible, unvisible to visible, some remain the same.

NMAP and AIP scanner checks show everything correctly incl. shares, open ports, etc. Both the apps. run on all the three PCs with the very same result.

I am simply getting mad of it... Any advice or practical experience would be appreciated very much.

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Windows 11 is better for network browsing than Windows 10 (and Windows 10 is near end of life and will not be patched for this). So I no longer use Browsing except for limited cases.

The best overall solution (not the only solution but the best) for any setup is to Map Folders using the NET USE command.

Make a desktop Connect.bat file (on your desktop) containing:

NET USE Z: \Computer\Drive or Folder /user:username pwd

User name and Password is optional but fine on a home machine.

Do this for all connections,

Also make a folder Disconnect.bat with the script also on your Desktop.

NET USE Z: /Delete

Do this for all drives.

Install this same file with gpedit.msc to User Configuration / Windows Settings / Scripts / Logoff

The purpose of the latter is to log off connections on sign out, restart or shutdown.

This makes the former (NET USE to connect) to be more reliable overall. Disconnecting drives on logoff ensures a clean Folder Map next startup.

This takes a bit of setup (not difficult), but the reward is reliable and stable connections. Tested here and used for years,

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