It is possible to wake up a computer by keeping the WiFi adapter from going into sleep (WiFi Network Adapter > Properties > Configure > Power Management... ) There could be also a setting somewhere...

Every data connection (wired or wireless) with the router has its own unique local IP address assigned by the router's DHCP server. The tp-link router (Archer AXE75) is new since a few months,...

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I just did a test again with the W7 and the two W10 PCs on the same desk. All seems to be OK ... for the time being.
The printer is always! reachable on the W7 PC as W7 and the router are...

That's right PiKo, the scan is a virus scan and no corrections nor any kind or problem occurred, so a void scan.
There is no shared printer now. Before, I did some test with a shared printer from...

For the time being the printer is reachable because the last Norton System Disk Scan is less than 24 hours ago. I've just done >ping 192.168.1.101 a few minutes ago and all is OK. At next failure...

Oh, I forgot to mention; the printer on all PCs is on the TCP/IP port 192.168.1.101 and I fixed that local IP address in the router. But your remark, PiKo, triggers me a question.

=> Is there...

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Current State of my Home Network:
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I've got a Home Network with a tp-link WiFi router, two Windows 10 Home (latest version) PCs (laptops, WiFi only) and...

That's right. Also in may case the EPSON metadata was still there alongside that of HP, but HP's metadata took prevalence over other printers' metadata, like a virus taking over the whole...

My systems are now up and running OK. Just in case ... to cover may back ... I've taken a backup of the entire ...\DeviceMetadatatCache\... folder containing all data of my EPSON printer.

Hi Hearsepilot, yes indeed "Map Network Drive" did the job a few days ago after one of the so many restore operations that I had to do on the Win10 machines after HP messed up my printer icons, see...

Hi Bree, my apologies for my mistake. Thanks for correcting. It struck me that the toggle switch popped up right after I set the \SilentInstalledAppsEnabled reg key to zero on both the Win10...

As I mentioned earlier in my post #14, I have my doubts that HP Smart is the culprit that removed the original printer icons and replaced them with that one of HP M101-106. Probably, but not sure,...

My first Win10 machine in now undergoing a restore operation, and that takes time....

That registry key you just showed is likely "The Key" to be turned off (zero) to avoid any hassle in the...

To All,

=>Could you all disconnect completely your Win10/11 machines from the internet so that Windows Update and the Store are not reachable anymore.

=>Then, perform a System Restore to a...

So the issue with HP Smart is much more serious than originally anticipated. HP Smart is really noxious.

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I uninstalled HP Smart and it stays away (for the time being),...

That's right! It is not only the icons that are damaged, also software, utilities, ... are gone in my case.
Double clicking the EPSON drive icon should bring up a mainly blue colored pane with all...

I just hope they will do something to reverse the damage HP Smart has done, probably to many systems already.

It is the Windows Store that is installing HP Store?! Well be damned! Without consulting the user first, I find that totally inappropriate, rude, arrogant and extremely disrespectful towards the...

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A few days ago I installed CCleaner and Wise Reg Cleaner on both Win10 (latest version) laptops.

A day or so later, all of the sudden there was the HP_Smart, totally out the blue ...
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Would it be possible to tell - somehow - the Norton VPN to make an exception for a particular local IP address? I got several *.exe files in the VPN Split Tunnel, *.exe files of EPSON apps for...

Noteworthy remark maybe, I've discovered another way to get the memory SD card icon back in the File Explorer / Network locations. During one of my installs I told the EPSON installer that it was a...

Windows 10, Norton 360 VPN, EPSON network printer/scanner

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With Norton 360 VPN INactive (off), the EPSON printer driver shows in File Explorer \This_PC\Network_locations, see images.
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It works! I exported the registry key (folder) \Z (under Network) from the first working laptop on a USB drive and then imported that into the registry of the second laptop, rebooted the...

Hearsepilot, Hi,
If tried several different mem cards in and out the printer's card reader. All worked fine on the first laptop, but nothing on the second laptop.
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We've got a network printer with a memory card reader, which shows up in File Explorer / Network on the first laptop, see first image below.
On the second laptop (identical hard en software...