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| Thread ID: 143191 | 2016-12-13 20:43:00 | How to remove all references to Workgroup in Windows 10 | Digby (677) | Press F1 |
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| 1429777 | 2016-12-13 20:43:00 | Hello Last year I set up a simple network called Workgroup. I no longer use it and now I want to set up a new netwrok based on HomeGroup (as I think this will be easier for me) as its just for simple file sharing. How can I delete all references to the old network "WorkGroup" so that I and Windows will not get confused with two networks. Although they seem to be making networking easier with each version of Windows, I have not seen a quick, simple way to do this. Thanks in advance. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1429778 | 2016-12-13 23:40:00 | It's just one network, HomeGroup is a layer on top of workgroups. No need to worry about the workgroup name as long as they're the same in every PC :) | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1429779 | 2016-12-14 00:16:00 | WinKey + R, then: \\pc-name Or: \\ip.address Easy! No workgroup or homegroup ;) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1429780 | 2016-12-19 22:09:00 | @ Chilling I don't quite understand what you mean, and I would be reluctant to type those commands without knowing more about them. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1429781 | 2016-12-19 22:12:00 | Now I have decided to give up on getting a Homegroup going as I do not not seem to have ipv6 enabled. So I have now got a Windows 10 Workgroup going. My question now is how to remove all traces of my Homegroup. Eg its in Ms Services and Its also on the right click menu when I go to share a folder. Microsoft really need to tidy up their ACT / OS. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1429782 | 2016-12-20 04:40:00 | Quite simple really. 1st make sure you have left the homegroup. 2. Go into the Services and disable Homegroup - As described www.howtogeek.com (www.howtogeek.com). The article is about W7 but works well in W10 as well. It will still be there should you ever decide to use it again, just re-enable the services and Join. Personally HATE homegroup, rather use standard Networking then its not OS related. I don't quite understand what you mean, and I would be reluctant to type those commands without knowing more about them. In English, those commands simply open the Shared Devices IP address or by its name. Works Fine if the Device has a Static IP ( for IP address) , not so good if the router changes it all the time :D eg, These would open My Server by Name (well one of them) and the IP address will open another. 77537754 |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1429783 | 2016-12-20 06:56:00 | I don't quite understand what you mean, and I would be reluctant to type those commands without knowing more about them. They tell your PC to go straight to the IP address of the other machine, rather than "browsing" the network to find it. This is faster, basically, kind of like teleporting to your neighbors house rather than walking down the street. |
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