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Microsoft eliminated its networking protocols. Any ideas
Self | 06/01/2018 | Self

Posted on 06/01/2018 12:56:12 PM PDT by rstrahan

Got the latest update on Windows 10, eliminated the Home Group and ALL networking capability. Trying to force me to use the Cloud. Uh, NO. My stuff is NOT going to be on the cloud. Use Sneakernet first.

Any 3rd party inexpensive networking software or work-arounds that can solve a small office computing networking issue?


TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: microsoft; networking; windows10; windowspinglist
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To: dayglored

I’ve been writing commercial networking and security software for MS since the DOS days, including being on the first dev team to write a commercial firewall security app for Windows NT 3.1 Server, so yeah.


41 posted on 06/01/2018 2:19:25 PM PDT by Gideon7
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To: rstrahan
Totally stripped out the networking protocol.

There's no possible way that that's true. You need networking protocols to talk to the interwebs, and if you can't get on the interwebs how will they get your data to peruse? I guarantee you they will not be removing networking from Winders any time soon (never).

42 posted on 06/01/2018 2:25:46 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: rstrahan

They didn’t warn you to bend over and grab your ankles before installing the update?


43 posted on 06/01/2018 2:34:51 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Start using cash and checks or the elite class and bankers will make "cashless" the norm.)
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To: miliantnutcase

“Yeah, share the folders and then use UNC file paths.”

Nothing related to “UNC” allowed in this house. :)


44 posted on 06/01/2018 2:38:19 PM PDT by LeoTDB69
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To: MeganC

Don’t update and you own it.


45 posted on 06/01/2018 2:39:59 PM PDT by for-q-clinton (This article needs a fact checked)
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To: LeoTDB69

funny


46 posted on 06/01/2018 2:45:16 PM PDT by miliantnutcase
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To: dayglored

The latest Windows 10 update crapped my Galaxy notebook’s onscreen keyboard. Thanks, Microsoft.


47 posted on 06/01/2018 2:53:15 PM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: rstrahan

Linux Mint. Trust me, after the small initial learning curve, you’ll be glad you did.


48 posted on 06/01/2018 2:59:39 PM PDT by Boomer (Leftism is the Moral Equivalent of the Plague)
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To: vikingd00d

Agree. I patched Windows 7 with Linux Mint and haven’t had any problems.


49 posted on 06/01/2018 3:02:51 PM PDT by Dalberg-Acton
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To: Mr. K

Oh good grief,.. hire a kid to set up your network, is is pretty simple. Watch any one of many YouTube videos. The sky is not falling.
Microsoft apparently decided to quit pandering to American Luddites.


50 posted on 06/01/2018 3:04:55 PM PDT by SandwicheGuy (*The butter acts as a lubricant and speeds up the CPU)
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To: Windflier
> The latest Windows 10 update crapped my Galaxy notebook’s onscreen keyboard. Thanks, Microsoft.

Yeah, Spring 1803 screwed up a lot of stuff. Pretty sad, overall. Microsoft knows how to do better.

I am starting to believe they just don't care any more about whether they pull the rug out from under their individual customers.

Windows is all about the Big Companies Using Enterprise Edition at this point.

And the Software Services -- Office 365, etc. User-level Windows will be a subscription service pretty soon.

51 posted on 06/01/2018 3:07:06 PM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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To: SandwicheGuy

“Microsoft apparently decided to quit pandering to American Luddites.”

Are you always this rude or is it just a Friday thing?

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52 posted on 06/01/2018 3:09:27 PM PDT by Mears
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To: taxcontrol
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53 posted on 06/01/2018 3:15:44 PM PDT by Dalberg-Acton
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To: Boomer
Linux Mint. Trust me, after the small initial learning curve, you’ll be glad you did.

In my experience, the small learning curve is insignificant when compared to the hand wringing, hair pulling, teeth grinding experience of maintaining a windows computer just to be able to boot beyond the Blue Screen of Death.

54 posted on 06/01/2018 3:25:44 PM PDT by whodathunkit
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To: rstrahan

There goes the “Neighborhood”


55 posted on 06/01/2018 3:32:47 PM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: rstrahan
Why in the world would they do that?!?!?!?!?!?!?
56 posted on 06/01/2018 3:57:03 PM PDT by ducttape45 ("Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to any people." Proverbs 14:34)
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To: rstrahan

Windows 7


57 posted on 06/01/2018 4:01:28 PM PDT by ducttape45 ("Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to any people." Proverbs 14:34)
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To: Celerity

“I am SO happy they got rid of that home group garbage. When they first introduced it I was scratching my head about it. It’s such a pain.”

i never even tried to use it: just disabled the services and used plain ol’ filesharing all along ...


58 posted on 06/01/2018 4:02:45 PM PDT by catnipman ((Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!))
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To: Celerity
I am SO happy they got rid of that home group garbage. When they first introduced it I was scratching my head about it. It’s such a pain.

It was duplicatively redundant. Why "home groups" when file & printer sharing accomplished the same thing?!

59 posted on 06/01/2018 4:08:13 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: rstrahan

I use “PS3 Media Server” - it is a uPnP/DLNA media server, I host it on a Win10 machine and get push/pull music/movies to any TV in my house. Works with HDMI dongles like Chromcast - use your phone to search the content then send it to the device of choice.

For other files I believe there’s options on Windows for NFS.


60 posted on 06/01/2018 4:38:00 PM PDT by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing consequences of poor moral choices among everybody)
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