Questions tagged [homegroup]
Ad hoc home networking system present on Windows 7 and higher which allows users' libraries, along with individual files and folders, to be shared between multiple computers.
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Backup and Restore in a HyperVM instance to a network share
I have an up-to-date Windows 10 HyperV instance stored on my SSD drive (C:), and I would like to use the 'Backup and Recovery' feature to store an image of the VM on my HDD (D:).
Right-clicking on my ...
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How can I see my external drive in the potplayer network section
I currently have 4 PC hooked up, obviously I can't plug my main drive into all of them. I figure the simplest solution would be to share my media through a secondary router I hooked up, only my ...
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How to configure sharing on a small Windows 10 network since HomeGroup is gone?
This is apparently a common problem but I have not found a solution. With the deprecation of HomeGroup after the release of Windows 10 version 1803, I cannot get two computers to maintain network ...
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I cannot share files between two laptops
I have two laptops at home and need to share files between them.
I tried HomeGroup but the other PC does not find the first one!
Both have windows 10 installed and are connected to a TP-Link wireless ...
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Windows reset homegroup
I do have a homegroup originating from one older PC. This PC is gone, so I can also not access the homegroup password anymore.
If I try to create a new homegroup this is not possible. I get the ...
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Laptop/Desktop will not recognize homegroup on each other (wireless)
I'm having difficulty connecting my HP desktop and my Lenovo laptop (both running Windows 10 Home 1709) through Homegroup on a wireless connection. Both the Advanced Sharing settings are set to:
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How to join Windows Server 2016 to Homegroup
I am in the process of creating a small test lab cluster, and having been here before, do not want to have to seek certification just get through the default ruleset of the Windows AD.
I would like ...
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Home network LAN vs Wireless and Homegroup
I was trying to share my music folder from PC 1 on my local network so that I could access it on my laptop. I thought it would be as easy as sharing the folder in the folder options on PC 1, which I ...
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How can i add Windows Server 2016 to a homegroup
I have a well sorted home lab with 2x Windows Server 2016 machines and 2 Windows 10 Pro workstations. I dont want to run a domain, but I do want to simplify networking between all of the machines, in ...
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How to create a new homegroup deleting the existing one, without the help of the computer that created it, on windows 10(1607)?
I am well aware of the similar kind of questions existing on this page. Though the answers that were presented either did not match my situation or did not satisfy my needs. I'm on Windows 10(1607).
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How to get permissions removed on files?
I used Windows 7 as my primary system for a long time and was sharing my libraries on homegroup. When I HAD TO format my laptop C: drive and installed Win 10, the pictures folder (On E:, non system ...
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Windows 10 changes Microsoft account actual name to email
Hi!
This is a weird one.
After logging into my Microsoft account (not using local account), in approximately ~30m my name changes from my actual name to my @outlook.com email address. It's shown in ...
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Disable Windows machine visibility in network
How can I disable visibility of Windows machine in network without disabling network share discovery? I mean that my PC is visible by other PCs in the network. I'd like to only see other machines but ...
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Cannot connect to homegroup in my network
When I am creating a homegroup on one computer, the other is not detecting the homegroup. Both running windows 10.
Ping is reaching to other
Screen shots of my setup and results.
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Can't join homegroup, both computers say the other computer knows the password
I have three computers on my network - let's call them Alice, Bob and Charlie. Alice is my girlfriend's computer, Bob is my laptop, and Charlie is the newcomer - my desktop PC.
When I tried to add ...
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