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"Turn off password protected sharing" was off, but I tried turning it on as it seems to be what I need for "advanced sharing"? However turning it on did not make a difference. The shared folders are indeed present when viewing \\localhost on w8. I shared a folder as you suggested (that was previously off, as I was using 'advanced sharing'), but it didn't make a difference. The blocking issue appears that w7 (and other machines) just can't see (including ping) w8.
– Jimmy
Commented Aug 4, 2014 at 23:05
Try turning password protected sharing off and sharing folders as I suggested. Also make sure network discovery is turned on.
– Vinayak
Commented Aug 4, 2014 at 23:10
If that doesn't work, try creating a homegroup and make W7 participate in the homegroup and see if that helps.
– Vinayak
Commented Aug 4, 2014 at 23:12
In my case when I open \\HOSTNAME between two win10 PCs I see list of all shared folders. The problem is that if I click any of the folders it starts "thinking" for a very long time before failing to open it
– Pavel P
Commented Sep 16, 2016 at 17:52
@Pavel that could be a permissions problem. Check the Sharing tab in the Properties window of a folder you're sharing and click the Share button. Type in "Everyone" and click Add. If you're now able to access that folder from the other computer, you may need to change your sharing permissions.
– Vinayak
Commented Sep 16, 2016 at 18:00

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