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.
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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.
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”.
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