Follow the step by step guide and learn how to turn on network discovery in windows 7 through the network and internet options.

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With network discovery in windows 7, your computer can find other devices and computers on the network. Similarly, network discovery allows other people on the network to find your computer relatively easily.
When the network discovery is turned on, other people on the network can see and connect to your computer through the network. This allows people to easily share files and devices through the network.
In this tutorial, we will guide you how to turn on network discovery.

Step 1 -- Accessing the control panel

First of all, open up the start menu. For that you can click on the windows icon located towards the bottom left corner of the window. Alternatively, you can simply press the windows key on your keyboard. With that done, click on "Control Panel" to open it.

Step 2 -- View network status and tasks

Once the Control Panel window opens up, locate the network and internet section. Within that category, click on the "View network status and tasks" option.

Step 3 -- Advanced sharing settings

With the "Network and Sharing Center" window opened up, click on the "Advanced sharing settings" option located in the pane towards the left side of the screen.

Step 4 -- Home or work Category

Once the advanced sharing settings window opens up, you will see two options appearing right in front of you. The Home or work category and the public category. Here, we will expand the "home or work" section.

Step 5 -- Network discovery

The very first option in this section is related to network discovery in windows 7. Below you will see two options that allow you to switch network discovery on and off. Select the "Turn on network discovery" option and save the changes made.