My Windows 7 PC cannot see themselves on the network.

My Windows 7 PC cannot see themselves on the network. Under the heading network in Windows Explorer when I try to extend the C drive, I get an error message saying that Windows cannot access it. Also, I can't access this PC from a PC in 10 Windows on the same network - this error message indicates that Windows cannot communicate with the device or resource. It is available, but it is unresponsive to attempts to connect.

I have tried turning the firewall off temporarily, but this makes no difference.

Can access my PC Windows 7 Windows 10 PC and a laptop Windows 7 without any problem.

Integrated network diagnostics do not come to the top with something useful.

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Windows 7 networking

Hello

Thanks for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

  • Your computer is connected to the domain?

There could be several reasons for this cause and to diagnose the problem, we can try the following steps and check.

Step 1: Check if the network discovery is turned on.

Please refer to: enable or disable network discovery

Step 2: Check Event Viewer for detailed information on the problem. Consult the following links.

Open event viewer

What are the information in event logs? (Event Viewer)

Step 3: Search the computer browser service, if it is running.

1. click on Start, type services.msc in the start search.

2. search for the computer browser service.

3. right click on the computer browser service and select Properties. Check if it is started.

4. If it is stopped, select Start or restart. Make sure that the service is started and set as Automatic.

5. click apply and OK, if you make any changes.

Step 4: Temporarily try to disable the antivirus on the computer program and check if the problem persists. If you are able to connect, you may need to check for updates and firewall settings in the security software.

Note: Check that you activate your anti-virus protection on the computer back after you complete these steps. It is not recommended to disable these settings on the computer. It's just to solve the problem.

Disable the anti-virus software

Step 5: Make sure that the name of the network working group is the same for all computers. Also try disabling some protected sharing and check for the issue.

1. Open advanced sharing settings by clicking theStart button, thenControl Panel. In the search box, type network, click network and sharing Center, and then in the left pane, click change advanced sharing settings.

2 click to expand the current network profile.

3. by password protected sharing, click turn off password protected sharing, and then click save changes.  If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

Also, try to perform a SFC scan to see if it solves the problem. Read the following article.

Use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files

Also refer to:

Networking of computers running different versions of Windows

Why can't I connect to other computers?

Hope this information is useful. Please feel free to answer in the case where you are facing in the future other problems with Windows.

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