Windows 7: Homegroup Problem: Network Discovery Issue

I have a desktop and a laptop. On the laptop when I select network discovery ON and I save changes. For some reason, the next time I look the setting is turned to OFF. It is preventing me from using homegroup. Anyone got a fix?

I am having the same problem on my Desktop. I've set my network "location" to both Home and Work, which enables and disables Homegroups, but attempting to set Network Discovery to "on" does nothing. Other options in the advanced window can be changed, but every time I attempt to save the change to Network Discovery it is off as soon as I go back to look at it.

Have you by any chance changed the following option?

I've tried it in both settings (it is currently set to the second option). I actually have got it working right now, here is what I did.

I went to Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services. I found that SSDP Discovery service was set to "Disabled". I haven't had any reason to change services, so apparently it was set that way by default. After setting the service to "Automatic" and starting it, I was able to set Network Discovery to "on" successfully.

Glad to know you've worked this out endu.

Thanks for posting the solution here for others too.

I have the same issue here, for some reason it keeps going back to Network Discovery - OFF, it will not stay on at all.

I have checked all the services that need to be on, they are on, I have event stopped the firewall, but that made no difference either?


I am in a Homegroup but just this computer refuses to keep network discovery on ?

Internet etc, etc is all fine, and my other 2 computers are fine, all talking to each other etc.

I am running build 7057.




Any ideas anyone?

Same Problem: Settings will not save changes... Network Discovery will not stay on... changes services to automatic... still nothing... I can even look at my network map and both computers show up but cannot configure this homegroup.... any help would be much appreciated...

Turn on DNS Client, Function Discovery Resource Publication, SSDP Discovery, and UPnP Device Host services.

Also if you want Homegroups you need to have IPv6 enabled...

Thanks that actually worked for me on RC build #7100