Hi. I set up a home group last night between my 2 PCs (desktop which i will call PC1 and laptop which I will call PC2) last night and a printer. Everything was working correctly after I shared everything on printers, C:..etc. This morning when I booted up all 3 devices I had trouble accessing the desktop of PC1 from PC2 under PC1's user's name and vise versa. What would coz this and how do I fix it plz? thx
I don't use HomeGroup. I disable it first out and simply share through password. If you only share with your 2 PCs don't bother. If you want to disable HomeGroup, here is the Powershell command Spoiler Get-Service HomeGroupListener | Stop-Service -PassThru | Set-Service -StartupType disabled Get-Service HomeGroupProvider | Stop-Service -PassThru | Set-Service -StartupType disabled
Then use the IP address instead of the name \\PCName\Sharename ==> \\@IP\Sharename Problem can be name resolution by netbios (diffusion problem through routers.........) What you can do also is added the name of the PCs in a host file associated with the IP address be sure the IP isn't changing and that should work.
I tried the Home Group to share but just never liked it for one reason or another. One of the first things I do on my Windows 7 and later installations is to leave the Home Group. I've never regretted it.
Just include them in the same workgroup, enable network discovery and share the printer/folders. No homegroup required.
If you don't use passwords for login, apply this regisrer hack : Code: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa] "LimitBlankPasswordUse"=dword:00000000 ;
I don't use homegroup and apply what post #9 suggests. Share your hard drives and your printer. I use this configuration with 6 PCs (in the same workgroup) and a printer connected thru a USB port on one of my desktops.
If you run File Explorer and click on Network (down at the bottom of the tree), do you see any of the other computers that are part of your homegroup?