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Sandra Golas
Copper Contributor
Dec 28, 2017

Homegroup components missing after 17063 insider install.

After each insider build installs, I have to re-join my network's homegroup.  After I installed 17063, I attempted to do the same.  I found that the control panel and service entries were missing.  I...
Sandra Golas's avatar
Sandra Golas
Copper Contributor
Dec 29, 2017

I missed the message about the homegroup retirement.   I  have a small internal network on which I don't need or want to use the "cloud" technologies.  I am stopping the insider-preview and I am currently reverting all my windows 10 systems to the latest public release.  How do I stop update from permanently upgrading to the new windows 10 versions?

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Nick Griffin
Copper Contributor
Feb 18, 2018

I did use Homegroup but it would always not connect to a PC in the group so I am not going to miss it,I have always added my hard drives from my 2 PCs by Network drive,now if they removed that I would move to Linux. Shearing a folder on the network by right clicking on it and go down to Properties then Sharing tab,click on Advanced Sharing click on Share this folder box and click on Permissions,click on Full Control  or you add you as a user then click on Full Control and then click ok,then Apply on next box..done,you just shared a folder.. :) ,then on the other PC,just add it to a Network drive and it will have a drive letter like a drive and will always connect to it when your PC boots up.Add Network Drive from This PC window and the tab at the top called Computer.