7 Ways to Fix Error Not Found Computer in LAN

Change Network profile from Private to Public

Step 1: Click on Start =>  Settings button .

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1. Next, select Network & Internet

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1. Next in the Status tab => Click Properties as shown below.

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Step 2: Here you can see that the computer is in Public status , this is the reason why your computer does not appear in the LAN (Network).

1. The simple way to handle this is to re-check the Private section to select private mode and you're done.

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Step 3: Please note that if you select Public network instead of Private , you must turn on network sharing again.

Step 4: And here is the final result. Your computer has appeared in the Network.

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Check if the computers are on the same network class

To fix this, you should understand the causes. Checking whether the computers are on the same network class is an important task that cannot be ignored.

Check the IP address of the computer you are using as well as the computer you need to find in the LAN. To do this, press the Windows key and the R key , then type Cmd and press Enter .

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The dialog box will appear as shown below, type ipconfig , press Enter , your computer's IP will appear.

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You should focus on the IPv4 Address line as shown below. If the IP is the same, there is no problem. If the IP between your computer and the network is not the same, you should connect them to the same wifi modem or the same switch.

Check if file and printer sharing for microsoft network is installed

To see if file and printer sharing for microsoft network is installed, click Start , select Control Panel ,

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1. Select View  Network Status and tasks

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Then click on E thernet 

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1. Then select Properties .

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- Client for Microsoft Networks

- File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks

- Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

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Fix win 10 not connecting to LAN by enabling Network Discovery feature

Network Discovery in Windows operating systems is a network setting that allows you to set whether other computers on the network can see your computer or not. If Network Discovery is enabled, sharing files and printers over the network becomes easier.

Step 1: Follow these steps: select Start , Control Panel .

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1. Select View  Network status and tasks  in the Network and Internet section. 

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1. At  Network and Sharing Center,  select Change advanced sharing settings

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Step 2: Here, the user selects Private – clicks Turn on network discovery and Turn on file and printer sharing . Then, the user clicks Save changes to save.

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Step 3: After setting up, open the Network section to check. If you see a complete list of computers, it is successful.

Turn off firewall

Another way you can refer to when win 10 cannot connect to the LAN is to turn off the firewall. Firewall is a very important component in Windows 10, it affects everything and to control it, we must at least know how to turn on and off the firewall on Windows 10.

Step 1: Open Start menu , enter keyword " Firewall " to open Windows Firewall .

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Step 2: On the Windows Firewall window , select Turn Windows Firewall on or off in the left pane to turn the firewall on or off on Windows 10.

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Step 3: If you want to turn on Firewall on Windows 10, select Turn on Windows Firewall in both Private network settings and Public network settings .

If you want to turn on Firewall on Windows 10, select Turn off Windows Firewall in both sections above.

Once you have made your selection, click OK to save your changes.

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Step 4: To know if you have turned on or off the Firewall on Windows 10, you will see an icon corresponding to the firewall's on or off mode.

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If the above steps do not work as you expected, please do the following:

On Windows 10 you can use Command Prompt or Powershell to turn off or on Firewall on Windows 10.

Step 1: To be able to turn on/off Firewall on Windows 10 using CMD , you will press the key combination Ctrl + R and then type CMD . A note here is that you must press Ctrl + Shift + Enter to open cmd with Administrator rights .

You can do the same with Powershell by typing the powershell command and pressing Ctrl + Shift + Enter to open CMD with Administrator rights .

Step 2: If you open it correctly with Administrator rights, you will see Command Prompt appear with the path C:Windowssystem32 .

Step 3: To turn off Firewall on Windows 10, we type the command: netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state off -> If OK appears, turning off your firewall has been completed.

Check Firewall again , you will see all Firewalls are turned off with red icons.

Restart Workstation

Finally, you can restart the workstation in case win 10 cannot connect to LAN. To restart Workstation , press the Windows key and R key . Next, type the command Services.msc and press Enter .

Continue to click on Workstation , select Restart to restart the service. Then restart your computer and restart the computer you need to find in the LAN. This operation is both simple and easy to do and can ensure 100% success.

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If you encounter problems with Internet connection errors on Windows 10. For example, your computer or laptop does not recognize the wired network, cannot connect to the network or can connect but cannot access the network, the network is slow, intermittent or has a yellow exclamation mark. Then you can also use these operations to fix them depending on the condition of your computer.

Micah Soto

Update 17 January 2025