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File Explorer won’t detect Network devices in Windows 10/11
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Microsoft has confirmed that there are somebugs in the Windows 10 April 2018 Update. And while they have confirmed that they’re fixing a number of issues, some users need to fix them faster, on their own, before Microsoft does.
Many users have encountered abugthatleaves File Explorer unable to find network devicesor even share files with other computers. Microsoft is investigating the problem, but there is a way to allow users restore functionality until the company solves thisbug.
On their Community forums, a Microsoft agent describes thebugsome people can get after theWindows 10April 2018 Update (version 1803):
File Explorercannot connect to other devices running version 1803. When clicking the Network tab inFile Explorer, other devices on the home network running version 1803 do not appear, and thus I’m not able to perform file sharing or access files on other devices on my home network.
How to fix the File Explorer bug
To fix thebug, you must change the default configuration of someWindows 10services. First, you must be signed in with an admin account.
If the networking sharing functionality hasn’t been fixed, then follow the same steps and return to the original settings of the services above. If the fix worked, continue with the new settings until there is an official fix from Microsoft.
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