Non existant PC as homegroup leader

[ThomasCro]

Hello guys!

I did a clean reinstall of Windows 10 on my main PC 3 days ago and I still can't create a new homegroup because Windows is telling me that the previous install of Win 10 is still commanding the current homegroup.

I don't have the password and I can't create a new one because the non existant PC is registered as being the creator of the current homegroup.

I just need Windows to ignore the ghost pc so I can create a new homegroup.

Any tips or solutions to this problem?

 

[Colif]

i had similar but lucky i had another pc in the old homegroup and they just left it and started a new one which i joined

this might help: http://www.sevenforums.com/network-sharing/62176-homegroup-not-working.html#post557185

or this: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/windows-and-office/remove-homegroup-from-windows-explorer-in-windows-7/

 

[Colif]

Ok, I had the same problem after upgrading my 3 pc's to Win 10. How I solved it? I shut off all three pc's...then rebooted my router (don't feel this had anything to do with it but it couldn't hurt either). I then booted 1 of my three computers. Went to the control panel and clicked on homegroup. Whala! No home group detected! I created a new homegroup and set a new password. Then 1 by 1 I restarted my other computers and went to the control panel/homegroup and when told I had been invited to join a homegroup I joined it using the new password I created and all is now well.... New homegroup, new password and all computers are now connected! Sure hope this tip helps others out there. Oh ya, I also shut down my windows phone as well.....just in case.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-networking/phantom-homegroup-need-to-delete-homegroup-from-a/28f494ea-d0e9-4aeb-8e32-20f0942d1f11