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Monday
Jun252018

Microsoft offers fix for network troubles with April Windows 10 update

If you’ve installed the April Windows 10 update (1803 version), you might be running into an issue with it. One of the latest complaints surrounds the inability for users to connect all devices on the home network. Microsoft has acknowledged the issue and is working on a fix. But for now, the company is offering a workaround that you can try until the patch gets released. You can click under the jump to read the instructions on how to remedy this.

Microsoft is aware of reports that devices running Windows 10 version 1803 cannot connect to other devices on their home network and is investigating the issue.

You can resolve this problem by setting some services to Automatic (Delayed Start) and restarting Windows:

  1. Press the Windows Key and R at the same time to bring up the Run dialog.
  2. Type services.msc in the Run dialog and press Enter.
  3. For each of the following services, locate the service in list, right-click the service and selectProperties.  Then set the Startup type to Automatic (Delayed Start) and select Apply.
    • Computer Browser (Browser)
    • Function Discovery Provider Host (FDPHost)
    • Function Discovery Resource Publication (FDResPub)
    • Network Connections (NetMan)
    • UPnP Device Host (UPnPHost)
    • Peer Name Resolution Protocol (PNRPSvc)
    • Peer Networking Grouping (P2PSvc)
    • Peer Networking Identity Manager (P2PIMSvc)
  4. Restart Windows.

Source: MS Power User

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