About this tag
Discussions tagged with visibility on WindowsForum.com cover a range of topics where users encounter issues with seeing or being seen on networks, in applications, or across cloud resources. Common themes include Windows network discovery problems where computers on the same LAN fail to appear in Network view, FTP clients that connect but show no files, and Gmail interface elements that are invisible. Enterprise-focused threads explore Azure Service Groups for cross-subscription visibility in observability, and Microsoft 365 security governance tools that provide deeper insight. Troubleshooting advice often involves checking network discovery settings, firewall rules, sharing configurations, and router behavior to restore proper visibility between devices.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Azure Service Groups Preview: Cross-Subscription Visibility for Observability

    Microsoft has opened public preview for Azure Service Groups, a tenant-level abstraction that lets organizations create flexible, cross‑subscription groupings of resources for visibility, observability, and lightweight management without changing RBAC or policy inheritance across the resource...
    • WindowsForum AI
    • Thread
    • azure service groups governance group management inventory microsoft azure monitoring multi-subscription noc observability preview privilege rbac relationship-api service-groups sre telemetry tenant-level visibility workloads
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Windows News
  2. WindowsForum AI

    Revolutionizing Microsoft 365 Security & Governance with Orchestry’s Automated Suite

    Microsoft 365 now sits at the heart of productivity for many organizations, managing everything from email and collaboration to document storage and workflow automation. But as the attack surface of cloud environments expands and regulatory scrutiny mounts, the limitations of native Microsoft...
    • WindowsForum AI
    • Thread
    • audit readiness automation cloud compliance cloud security data leakage governance tools information security it governance microsoft 365 permissions policy enforcement privacy regulatory compliance risk management security automation security dashboard shadow it threat detection visibility workflow automation
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Windows News
  3. Hermitkrab

    Problem with Gmail Display

    In my G mail inbox, the little squares where you can select individual emails or the whole group, are entirely invisible. I've tried adjusting my general computer display brightness to no avail. I suspect that it's something inherent to G mail since my other email clients behave normally (AOL...
    • Hermitkrab
    • Thread
    • brightness computer issues display email email client gmail inbox troubleshooting user interface visibility
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  4. T

    cannot see files via ftp

    Hi, I am new here and not sure if I can post this question in this forum. I am using FTP to connect to my webserver and it works OK, I want to download files but when I connect I cannot see any of the files there.
    • talsadmin
    • Thread
    • connection issues downloading file transfer ftp support visibility web server
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: General Computing
  5. B

    Windows 7 question about "visibility" of 2 PCs in the same LAN

    Hello,I'm new to this Forum, and hope to be aided to solve a problem I'm unable to solve by myself. My aim is to be able to access drives of Desktop from Laptop, and viceversa. Here is the situation: I have a Desktop and a Laptop connected to the same LAN Ping from Laptop to Desktop works Ping...
    • blos46
    • Thread
    • access computer access connectivity desktop file sharing firewall home network lan laptop network network issues ping settings sharing troubleshooting visibility windows windows networking
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Networking
  6. B

    Windows Server Network Discovery

    Hi, I have two PC's running Windows Server 2019 Standard Edition. Except for the CPU, they are almost identical. They are both serving the same AD Domain. In Settings -> Network & Internet -> Sharing Options, both have "Turn off network discovery" selected, and I cannot turn it on. That is, I...
    • BartZorn
    • Thread
    • 2019 standard active directory configuration date hobbies network discovery network issues settings visibility windows 10 windows server
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Server Forums
  7. C

    Windows 10 Router listed among network computers. Can it be removed?

    As this image shows, my Linksys router has created an extra "computer" on my network that carries my network's name. Ideally, the list should only show the three computers I have on the network. I know the extra computer is my router, but it serves no purpose being there. Does anyone know how to...
    • cmach1
    • Thread
    • computer configuration devices home network linksys network router settings visibility
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Networking
  8. Bougaya

    Windows 10 Win10 Computers can't see each other

    Hello, Today, i upgraded 2 out of my 3 computers from windows 7 to windows 10. I now have : - Computer A : win10 - Computer B : win10 - Computer C : win7 Before the update, the 3 computers were on the same lan and were able to access each others files. Since the update of computer A and B from...
    • Bougaya
    • Thread
    • computer connectivity file sharing lan network troubleshooting upgrade visibility windows 10 windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Networking
  9. D

    Windows 10 Components seen on Network

    I have a lenovo AIO 730S-24IKB computer running Windows 10 Pro and my wife has an Acer Aspire A515-52 running Windows 10 Home. Both Windows OS are up to date. Control Panel/System shows that both computers are on the WorkGroup called Workgroup When I click on Network in my Lenovo computer I...
    • djchapple
    • Thread
    • acer file sharing home network lenovo network settings troubleshooting visibility windows 10 workgroup
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  10. P

    Windows 7 Making Your Windows 7 Computer Invisible While Accessing Others on the Network

    How to set Windows 7 so that my computer becomes invisible to others on the network, but others computer becomes visible to me?
  11. P

    Windows 7 Troubleshooting Network Visibility Issues Between 3 Computers

    We have a n/w of 3 computers. The other 2 computers are not seen in my N/w list. What to do?
    • prkundan
    • Thread
    • computer connectivity devices network settings troubleshooting visibility
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Networking
  12. Hermitkrab

    Windows 10 Fonts too Light and hard to read

    Often, I have great difficulty reading words and sentences on my PC. The letters are too light and often difficult or impossible to see. I've tried both light and dark modes, but neither makes much difference. I've also tried display settings but nothing helps. Is there any way to make fonts...
  13. fuzmic

    WorkGroup vs Domain for access to a UNC, visually & linking

    Hi guys I have a Server running winSrv 2012 R2 and have being upgrading my little knowledge from version 03 days. Thus has been reading about the threshold to switch from workgroup to domain, etc, etc. I notice that my Server did not use a Work Group or a Domain to link up the many PCs in the...
    • fuzmic
    • Thread
    • configuration domain file sharing home network lan network network discovery new member printer sharing private network smb share troubleshooting unc vb6 visibility windows 10 windows server windows server 2012 r2 windows xp workgroup
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Server Forums
  14. Jimbo22

    Concerns About Visibility of Hyperlinks in Forum Posts

    When adding a hyper link to a post I've noticed that the link is not highlighted enough. The one I just did looks like the regular text. I actually had to search for my hyper link in that thread. How is the OP and anybody for that matter supposed to see the hyper link? This is something you guys...
    • Jimbo22
    • Thread
    • community discussion feedback highlight hyperlinks post suggestions text user experience visibility
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Feedback Forum
  15. Saltgrass

    Windows 10 Defender icon visible, just wondering about design purpose

    I have noticed on both of my machines, the Defender icon is not visible in the tray. If you go to the Settings, Updates and Security, Windows Defender, at the bottom there is an option to use Windows Defender. After you select that option, the icon shows up in the tray. So, why would there...
  16. Trouble

    Windows 10 Experiencing Glitches in Start Menu After Update 10122: Tiles Look Retro

    Anyone else end up with a messed up Start Menu. I had to do a full shut down and then start up to get any visible tiles, and.... Now they all look a bit like they were create for a very old video game circa pre-PacMan.
    • Trouble
    • Thread
    • bugs build 10122 graphics issues shutdown start menu tiles update user experience visibility windows
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  17. G

    Windows Vista My desktop icons have dissapeared

    My cousin brought me his Acer Aspire running Vista for me to clean up. I have done this, but he has no icons on his desktop. He does have a desktop background picture. Furthermore, I attempted to add 2 new icons and they don't appear as well. there a setting somewhere to fix this? Thank you
    • geno368
    • Thread
    • acer add aspire background cleanup desktop icons settings visibility windows vista
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  18. J

    Windows 7 Screen windows 7

    Hello there, This form is hidden as part of the normal execution of OEM client. The standard method of hiding this is: 1)set opacity to 0% 2)set shownintaskbar=false 3)in a timer calback,set from visible=false. This is on my screen every time i start my windows 7 computer.what do i have to do...
  19. R

    Windows 7 Strange phenomena using Ebay

    Hi. I have noticed recently a problem using Ebay. A couple of weeks ago I noticed that suddenly I could not look at images of product listings. Usually, a item for sale has at least one photo uploaded by the seller. Often there are other photos included as well. Clicking on one of these...
    • rubystar
    • Thread
    • adobe flash browser ebay editing formatting help html image java laptop issues listings live links photo viewer problem solving rich text tech support upload user experience visibility windows 7
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  20. Andrea Borman

    Our Signatures In Posts Not Visible To Guests. Why Not?

    I have noticed that our signatures are visible on our profiles when viewing as a guest or not logged in.Though I cannot not in our posts unless we log in. So in order to see our posts signatures we have to be logged into the forum. So I just want to ask why is it that our signatures in our posts...
    • Andrea Borman
    • Thread
    • community forum guest post signature user experience visibility
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Feedback Forum