My Windows 10 PC will not allow media streaming sharing on my home network

Try the Windows sharing services that support network discovery and media devices.

1. Make sure the PC is on the same home network as the other devices.
2. If using Wi-Fi, set the network profile to Private.
3. Turn on network discovery and file sharing:
   • Select Start > Settings > Network & internet > Sharing options.
   • Under Private, turn on Network discovery and File and printer sharing.
   • Under All Networks, turn off Password protected sharing.
4. Start the required sharing services and set them to start automatically:
   • Press Windows key + R, type services.msc, then select OK.
   • For each service below, right-click it, select Properties, and if it is not running, select Start. Set Startup type to Automatic:
     • Function Discovery Provider Host
     • Function Discovery Resource Publication
     • SSDP Discovery
     • UPnP Device Host
5. If File Explorer shows “Network discovery is turned off”, select that banner and then select Turn on network discovery and file sharing.
6. Install the latest Windows updates on all PCs involved in sharing.

If media sharing was enabled previously and the PC also has sleep or hibernation problems, there is a known Windows Media Player network sharing service issue on Windows 7, but that does not apply to Windows 10.

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