Nowadays, the development of the network can be said to be very rapid. From the beginning, we started using ADSL to access the Internet and then switched to use the fiber to the home. We can say that each stage of its improvement is obvious to all. Now, it is basically impossible to leave the network. Therefore, it is very important to learn to develop together with the network.
Under normal circumstances, we can quickly view the situation of the shared computer and printer in the Windows10 System LAN Sharing. However, sometimes Windows10 System LAN Sharing may come across some problems, such as Windows10 may not be able to access other shared computers and printers in its LAN sharing.
At this time, what should we do? Below, I will share with you several solutions to the problem of unable to view shared computers and printers in the Windows10 LAN.
What Is A Shared LAN?
At first, it is necessary for us to have a simple understanding of LAN. LAN is the abbreviation of a local area network. A local area network (LAN) refers to a group of computers interconnected by multiple computers in a certain area. It is usually within a few thousand meters of each other. LAN can implement functions such as file management, application sharing, printer sharing, scheduling within a team, e-mail, and fax communication services. LAN is closed and can be composed of two computers in an office, or it can be composed of thousands of computers in a company. LAN is usually a network system distributed in a limited geographic area, and the geographic area involved is generally only a few kilometers. LAN is very private, with a relatively stable and standardized topology.
How to Set Up LAN Sharing?
- Right-click the Windows button in the lower left corner of the desktop.
- Select the Run item from its right-click menu to open the Run window, or press both the button Windows and the button R to quickly open the run window.
- Enter the command regedit into the run window and press the button Enter to open the registry edit interface.
- Expand the item HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE in turn, and select New DWORD Value (32 bits) from its right-click menu by right-clicking the mouse in the right space.
- Rename the newly created DWORD item AllowInsecureGuestAuth and change its value to 1 and click OK to complete the setup.
Note: A 64-bit system also needs to add a 32-bit DWORD Value.
- Right-click the taskbar Network icon and select the Open Network and Share Center entry from its right-click menu.
- Click the Change Advanced Sharing Settings button in the upper left corner.
- From the open Change Advanced Sharing Settings interface, expand the Guest or Public section, and select the Enable Network Discovery and Enable File and Print Sharing items, and then click the Save Settings button.
- Press both the button Windows and the button R to quickly open the run window, enter services.msc and press the button Enter to enter the Service interface.
- Click Server, and right-click to choose Properties.
- Set Start Type to Auto and click the Start button to start the service, and click OK to complete the setup.
- Finally try to open the Network interface, you can find other computers and printers, routers and other equipment in the LAN.
Solutions to the problem that shared computers in the Windows10 LAN are invisible
Method 1
This problem may be caused by the local computer’s File Sharing feature being turned off.
- Open the Control Panel to click Network and Internet interface and click the View network computers and devices button.
- In the Network window that opens, you will see the prompt File sharing is closed, you can’t see network computers and devices. At this time, click Changes.
- In the expanded menu that pops up, select the item Enable file sharing and network discovery.
- At this point, right-click on the blank area of the window, and select the Refresh item, you can see other computers in the local area network.
In addition, there are also situations where different working groups cannot view or access each other normally. If you want to implement mutual shared access operations, you must modify it to the same working group.
- Click the Start menu, and right-click from the item Computer, then select the Property item.
- In the pop-up system interface, click the item Advanced System Settings.
- Then in the System Property window that opens, switch to the Computer Name TAB and click the Change button.
- From the Computer Name/Domain Change interface that pops up, modify Team Name to the same name to assign different computers to the same team.
Method 2
Switch to local users, and delete the PIN code, then restart the computer to check whether the problem is solved.
Method 3
- Check whether the TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper service is turned on.
- Press both the button Windows and the button R to quickly open the run window, enter services.msc and press the button Enter to enter the Service interface.
- Find the TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper service, and right-click the mouse to select the item Start.
- If we see that TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper has been started, we must check if it works.
Method 4
- Check if there is a NAS storage device in the local area network. If so, try disconnecting it!
- You can try to enable the NAS, and turn off the network discovery, then re-enable it to see if it can be used normally.
- You can also try to find out if there are options in the FIREWALL settings similar to Allow or Disable Program Access, and if so, find a share to see if it works.
Conclusions
As a result, the above is the introduction of several solutions to the problem of not seeing shared computers and printers in Win10 LAN. If you have some problems similar to these, you can read this article for your reference.
