Prior to this week everything was fine, but suddenly there were no computers listed when I open Network in my browser. All other devices were listed, but no computers. I checked all network settings on all computers and they were as they should be (network discovery enabled, file & printer sharing enabled, Ethernet set to "private", etc). This was true for all three desktop computers on my home network (all running 24H2). The issue was present on all three computers - none of them showed "computers" in Network.
In the end, I had to reset the network adapter on all three systems. After doing so, I had to make one setting change - Ethernet from public to private (the reset changed that setting). All other advanced adapter settings remained intact. As I reset, I checked each computer and it the "computer" item was back in network and it showed itself (and eventually the others as I reset them).
I certainly didn't make any changes to all three computers, so I'm guessing it was an update push from "updates". Just posting this as an aid - in case anyone else experiences the same problem.
In the end, I had to reset the network adapter on all three systems. After doing so, I had to make one setting change - Ethernet from public to private (the reset changed that setting). All other advanced adapter settings remained intact. As I reset, I checked each computer and it the "computer" item was back in network and it showed itself (and eventually the others as I reset them).
I certainly didn't make any changes to all three computers, so I'm guessing it was an update push from "updates". Just posting this as an aid - in case anyone else experiences the same problem.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- W10, W11
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- 2 HP Desktops, 1 Dell Desktop, 2 Dell XPS Laptops, 1 HP Laptop