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Kevin Jones
Aug 06, 2019Copper Contributor
Windows 10 1903/1803 Boxes Can't Share Folders
Two Windows 10 computers. Both were running 1803. File sharing worked flawlessly. No domain - just two Windows 10 boxes on the same simple home network. One automatically upgraded to 1903. File sh...
Kevin Jones
Copper Contributor
I brought in a third computer and discovered that the 1903 system is working perfectly regarding file sharing. It shares and sees other shares.
It's the 1803 system that is problematic. It doesn't broadcast shares nor can it see any shares other than itself. While the 1903 system sees many other devices on my network, the 1803 system sees nothing. Yet it can print to my HP printer and I can scan to it from that same device. The network interface (WiFi) appears to be functioning normally.
All of the settings in the Advanced Sharing panel are set correctly.
Any ideas on how to get Windows 10 1803 to start sharing?
HotCakeX
Aug 11, 2019MVP
Well here are few things that come to my mind:
1. check in computer properties of both computers and see if they are both on the same workgroup. if they have have the same name "default is workgroup" then change both to something else. the point is to get the share flow working again.
2. you can manually upgrade your 1803 to 1903 using this tool media creation tool, it's easy and straightforward:
https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows10
1. check in computer properties of both computers and see if they are both on the same workgroup. if they have have the same name "default is workgroup" then change both to something else. the point is to get the share flow working again.
2. you can manually upgrade your 1803 to 1903 using this tool media creation tool, it's easy and straightforward:
https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows10