Windows 10 How to network with a second Woindows 10 PC?

warmbells · Apr 26, 2020

Hi,
My wife purchased a recon PC with Windows 10 installed, it networked with my windows 7 PC okay. I've finaly gotten round to upgrading my PC to windows 10 and I cannot see her PC. How do I go about getting the two PCs to be on the network?
thanks,
Gerald

Neemobeer · Apr 26, 2020

On her computer

Click on the Start Button
Type powershell
Right click on the powershell icon and select 'Run As Administrator'
Type or copy the following Set-NetConnectionProfile -NetworkCategory Private

Neemobeer · Apr 26, 2020

If they're connected to the same LAN either wired out wireless they are networked.

warmbells · Apr 26, 2020

Thanks for the reply,
she can see my PC but I cannot see hers. Network Discovery is set to on. I have not yet restarted the PCs yet, will I have to restart them both for the networks to see each other? I have a few things to do yet before I restart my PC.

Neemobeer · Apr 26, 2020

Is her firewall set to private or public?

warmbells · Apr 26, 2020

Neemobeer said:
Is her firewall set to private or public?

I don't know, when I was running Windows 7 on my PC there were no problems, we could both see each other

Neemobeer · Apr 26, 2020

From file explorer on your system, if you click Network does it throw an error?

warmbells · Apr 26, 2020

Neemobeer said:
From file explorer on your system, if you click Network does it throw an error?

No error, it just shows my PC. the router and the Smart TV

Neemobeer · Apr 26, 2020

Make sure file sharing is on as well. I believe that is required to see other Windows devices

warmbells · Apr 26, 2020

Neemobeer said:
Make sure file sharing is on as well. I believe that is required to see other Windows devices

File and printer sharing is on for private, guest and public networks. I'm 73 and this is a bit above me at the moment, it was all running okay before I upgraded

warmbells · Apr 26, 2020

Neemobeer said:
Make sure file sharing is on as well. I believe that is required to see other Windows devices

I've just checked both PCs, her PC shows as a public network and mine shows as a private network. How do I get to make them both the same?

Neemobeer · Apr 26, 2020

On her computer

Click on the Start Button
Type powershell
Right click on the powershell icon and select 'Run As Administrator'
Type or copy the following Set-NetConnectionProfile -NetworkCategory Private

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