How to fix Network Discovery in Windows 10

Network Discovery is a feature in Windows that allows you to view other computers that are connected to your network. Using this feature, you can browse files/folders on other computers.

Sometimes, we face issues when some of the protocol related to Network & Firewall settings fails to work. In this situation, finding computers on the network becomes strenuous.

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In this article, we’ll follow certain steps on how to fix Network Discovery in Windows 10:

Step 1:

Search Services in Windows 10 Taskbar search.

Step 2 :

Now, Click on Services icon to Open Service manager window.

 

 

Step 3:

In the bottom left corner of the “Services” window, click on “Standard”.

 

 

 

 

 

Step 4:

Scroll down & Locate  “Function Discovery Resource Publication”. If the Startup type is found to be “Manual”, right click on it & click on “Properties”.

 

Step 5:

Change the Startup type to “Automatic” & click on “OK”.

 

Step 6:

Scroll down again and look for “SSDP Discovery”. If the Startup type is found to be “Manual”, right click on it & click on “Properties”.

 

Step 7:

Change the Startup type to “Automatic” & click on “OK”.

Step 8:

Scroll down again & look for “UPnP Device Host”. If the Startup type is found to be “Manual”, right click on it & click on “Properties”.

 

Step 9:

In the final step, change the Startup type to “Automatic” & click on “OK”.

Step 10: Restart computer