Windows 10 can not connect to Windows 7

My name is Andre Da Costa; an Independent Consultant, Windows Insider MVP and Windows & Devices for IT MVP. I’m here to help you with your problem.

Options you might need to enable:

https://www.groovypost.com/howto/change-network…

https://www.groovypost.com/howto/share-printer-…

Troubleshooting 1:

Open Start > Settings > Network & Internet > Status
Scroll to the bottom
Click Network and Sharing Center

Click Change advanced sharing settings
Expand All Networks
Under Password protected sharing

Switch between ‘Turn on password protected sharing and Turn off password protected sharing’

Then choose ‘Turn off password protected sharing’

Then click ‘Save changes’

Troubleshooting 2:

Press Windows key + R
Type: optionalfeatures.exe
Hit Enter

Scroll down to SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support
Tick the SMB 1.0/CIFS Client
Untick SMB 1.0/CIFS Automatic Removal and
Untick SMB 1.0/CIFS Server

Click OK
Restart if prompted.

Troubleshooting 3:

Additional troubleshooting steps you can attempt:
– shut all computer and network gear down.
– Turn off IPv6
– Try browsing to some of the computers manually, press Windows key + R, type: \\computername, hit Enter
– Press Windows key + R
Type: services.msc
Hit Enter

Other things you can do:

Press the Windows Key and R at the same time to bring up the Run dialog.
Type services.msc in the Run dialog and press Enter.
For each of the following services, locate the service in list, right-click the service and select Properties. 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)
Restart Windows.

Troubleshooting 4:

Press Windows key + X > computer management–>shared folders–> choose the shared folder, right click it then click Properties > Share Permissions –>protection that everyone can read and execute, see folder contents and read permissions.

Add the machine to your Windows HOSTS file.
https://www.groovypost.com/howto/edit-hosts-fil…

See this thread for further tips:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for…

Information in the above link is sourced from a trusted Microsoft MVP blog.Best regards,
Andre Da Costa
Independent Advisor for Directly