Need assistance with Homegroup? Let me help you.
Need assistance with Homegroup? Let me help you.
You're facing a tricky situation with your network setup. It seems the stable 1803 update has ended, leaving you without homegroups and struggling to access files from your NAS. You're considering downgrading to Windows 7, reverting to an older version, updating everyone back to 1803, or using third-party solutions. Each path comes with trade-offs—resource usage, compatibility, and long-term stability. Weigh your priorities before deciding.
They didn’t realize people relied on home groups or that it’s been removed—that’s pretty strange. You could simply connect your NAS to a network share, which was the usual method. If the share needs a password, just use the credentials for the NAS device itself.
You should be fine with the setup. Your NAS might be missing something, but you can still save your password. There’s a checkbox for that, and it won’t prompt again even after upgrading Windows. This is the way it’s configured on my Synology NAS.
Someone is really noticing the specific needs for FreeNAS. I'm using the newest version on a basic Core 2 Duo with just 2GB of RAM—it works fine. It's an old Dell from 2007, and it's definitely possible. Don't let those "requirements" distract you from basic file server tasks.