On 1/26/2018 5:05 AM, ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ wrote:
Jason wrote:
I read that MS is going to ditch Homegroup networking so it's all
going to
be via OneDrive. For years, we've had several devices networked just fine
with a Homegroup: PC's, TV's and other random experimets of mine. From
what I've read about OD, it's not clear that I can achieve that simple
sort of networking setup. I have zero interest in storing anything in the
MS cloud. Homegroup networking wasn't without problems, but it was simple
and adequate. Can OD be as simple?


The statement of ditching HomeGroup and all going to be OneDrive is not
accurate.

The deprecation of HomeGroup for networking is not related to OneDrive.
- OneDrive is a cloud based storage app not a device networking feature

The same method of device networking that is available now and also
existed prior to HomeGroup's inclusion in Windows(Windows 7) will apply
after HomeGroup functionality and support ends.

HomeGroup will be removed in the next Windows feature update, Version
1803(aka Redstone 4), which will be released later this year(current
est. March 2018).

I really needed to know that 1803 will be release later this year. I
started trying to install 1703 on my tablet when it came out while
updating my other two computers. I just finally succeeded within the
last week . If it goes as 1703, I should have it installed on all
three computers in a year.

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