Even though pinging was successful from windows 10 (to see windows 7 laptop), windows 10 laptop does not list/see windows 7 laptop in its network list. Therefore windows 10 can not access any shared files/folders from windows 7 laptop.
I agree with the others.
- Your network is OK.
- The Windows 10 File explorer's Network section is chronically unreliable.
Create shortcuts on each computer to each other using this syntax in their Target fields
\\COMPUTER\
\\COMPUTER1\SHAREDFOLDER1
and use these rather than the Windows 10 File explorer's Network section.
All the best,
Denis
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