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FIX: Can’t connect to Homegroup via WiFi on Windows 10/11

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Have you upgraded to the Windows 10/Windows 8.1 operating system and you arehaving trouble connecting to a certain Homegroupor perhaps your own Homegroup? Well, I can tell you that by the time you’ve reached the end of this article your Homegroup inWindows 10, 8.1 will be available and you can connect your laptop to it as you normally do.The issues that might occur when trying to connect to a certain Homegroup inWindows 10, 8.1 can be caused by theWindows Firewall, Antivirus or someregistry errorsthat might occur inWindows 10, 8.1. After following the tutorial below in the order it is described, you can fix this problem in the shortest time possible.

How to connect your PC to a Homegroup on Wi-Fi

1. Run the Network and Internet troubleshooter

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2. Join the HomeGroup

3. Turn off your antivirus

For the duration of this step you will need to completely disable any kind ofthird party antivirus.

4. Turn on Find Devices and Content

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5. Check date and time settings

6. Check the name of your computer, domain and workgroup

Make sure your Laptop has its own unique name, domain and Workgroup settings by doing the steps below.

OnWindows 10, you can quickly check and modify your computer’s name by going to Settings > System > About, as shown in the screenshot below.

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7. Turn on network discovery

8. Leave HomeGroup and then join it again

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9. Turn off Windows Firewall

10. Repair network problems

Note: The steps listed above to repair network problems apply only to Windows 8.1 systems. OnWindows 10, you can simply go to Settings > Update & Security > Troubleshoot > selectInternet Connectionsand run thetroubleshooter.

And you are done, we hope one of these methods helped you solve the Homegroup issues that you are having inWindows 10, 8.1. If the problem persists, and you still can’t join your HomeGroup, here are a few additional troubleshooting solutions that you can use:

FIX: Can’t connect to Homegroup via WiFi on Windows 10/11#

How to connect your PC to a Homegroup on Wi-Fi#

1. Run the Network and Internet troubleshooter#

2. Join the HomeGroup#

3. Turn off your antivirus#

4. Turn on Find Devices and Content#

5. Check date and time settings#

6. Check the name of your computer, domain and workgroup#

7. Turn on network discovery#

8. Leave HomeGroup and then join it again#

9. Turn off Windows Firewall#

10. Repair network problems#