network settings

Several Windows 10 machines in my home network communicating without problem. Some month ago I added a Windows 7 machine, which was accessible for a while, thereafter it was only found but no files accessible any more. Now another newly installed Windows 7 machine shows the same problem. I have...

Hi I need to assign an ip address automatically in wifi network of my windows pc to connect different wireless . but my PC is assigning constant default gateway even a change my network setting to DHCP. it make me to delete the default gateway manually each and every time when i need to...

Working on a new Windows Forum Diagnostic Tool and would like to know what features you guys would like to see. Basically right now the goal is just to duplicate what it already did. The current planned features are as follows. Grab the following information and zip it up: DXDiag information...

Recently my laptop can't connect to wifi nteworks, there aren't any network shown and i know there are since my phone connects properly. So i checked the adapter window and there isn't a wifi adapter, only an ethernet one. I check device manager and there's only a Realtek PCIE family...

pls help this my problem how to solve ,,missing sharing tab in properties folder windows server 2008

I am getting an error stating "Windows can't communicate with the device or resource (primary DNS server)". I have an internet streaming service for my TV and for my security system (SimpliSafe), both of which were functioning just fine. Only my laptop was having the problem. I've tried...

I installed the most recent version of Opera 36 late last night and need some help with it. I haven't used Opera in a few years, so I'm unaware of any changes they made to it. Where did they move the setting for tweaking network settings and for showing tab preview in it's icon on Windows 10's...

Discovered this while trying to set up a wifi extender. PC has only one enet port. Couldn't get extender to pair with router via wifi so I connected to the extender direct to the PC with an enet cable. When the cable is disconnected from the router and connected to the extender the screen goes...

I’m trying to setup a Homegroup connection between my desktop and laptop computers. Both are Windows 10. The desktop is connected to my router via Ethernet and the laptop uses wireless. The Homegroup on the laptop seems to be working ok. When I click Homegroup in Windows Explorer, it shows the...

This has been raised by others previously, but not been mentioned for a while. All solutions to the W10 Home update auto downloads problem suggest that enabling the Wi-Fi 'metered connection' button will stop this. This is fine if your connection is wi-fi. Most of the IT world considers...

Setting up a Win 10 PC for shares, videos, which will be used lightly. I would like to have it sleep, and not have to do a separate operation to wake it with a magic packet before accessing. Is this possible? Any suggestions appreciated.

Dear All, Thanks in advance. i need to give rights for install and un-install any software, but they should not able to change the IP address. suggest me some users permissions to resolve the issues. Had checked with but working out. 1. Power users 2. Users.

Anyone know why, in Win10 Network & Internet, I can't turn off Airplane Mode? When I try, it just pops right back on.

I have a small home network of 2 XPs and some linux PCs. One of the XP PCs ( XP1, say ) has a printer. This printer is shared on the network and works OK. I've recently added a Windows 7 PC and made it use the same Workgroup as the others for networking purposes. All the Windows PCs can ping...

My Windows Vista won't go online unless it is connected to the router now like it used to, and I have no idea why, it didn't used to be like this, I don't remember when it started doing this but it was when I still lived with my parents, and the last time that I had to move both of my computers...

In Windows 7, one was able to edit the hosts.txt file located in C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc sub-directory to add lines i.e. (127.0.0.1 Link Removed) to block access to that particular web page. Where is the host.txt file located in Windows 10? and can you still use that procedure to block...

I am using Windows 7 SP3 .Earlier i used Dynamic IP as my Network Setiings . But one day the system crashed and since then the internet wasn't working . Then i had to change IP to static and enter the configuration Nos. like -- 192.168.1.3 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1 etc etc I now need to work...

Hi everyone, I’m happy to announce we’re rolling out Build 10041 for PCs to the Fast ring. Like all of the previous preview builds this one comes with a collection of new functionality and bug fixes. The build will only be available through Windows Update for systems already running a previous...

I was running 8.1 Enterprise and decided to try out Windows 10 Technical Preview, I think it was called. Didn't make recovery media. Didn't like it so I downloaded an .iso of 8.1 Pro onto a bootable USB drive using Rufus. The install worked fine except I cant connect wirelessly to the internet...

I have installed Windows 10 Tech Preview 32 bit Build 9879. Yet I have found there is no way at all to change the network settings from Public Network to Private. On Windows 8.1 you could do this by going to PC Settings and clicking on the network but this does not work at all in Windows 10 . I...