The File Manager + app on my phone running Android 9 can also browse SMB shares on the Linux machines and create/copy/move/delete remote files and folders. All my machines can browse each other’s SMB shares and create/copy/move/delete remote files and folders. Of course I know that NetBIOS - especially broadcast NetBIOS for name resolution - is ancient networking technology, but it works well for my home networking needs. Since then my home network has comprised a server, desktop and laptops running various Linux distributions with Samba and using broadcast NetBIOS for name resolution.
None of that interested me since I stopped using Windows 10 after Version 1607.
To put it another way, if you install SMBv1 in Windows 10 you automatically install Computer Browser service as well. Thus, as SMBv1 is not installed by default in Windows 10 Version 1709 and later versions, neither is Computer Browser service. Microsoft could have provided them separately, but it made some sense to bundle them together in the early days of Windows networking. SMB has not been dropped, though Versions 2 and 3 of the SMB protocol are now used, albeit using a different mechanism for device discovery.Īlthough they perform different jobs, Microsoft bundled the Computer Browser service software with the SMBv1 software. Thus Microsoft has dropped the concepts of network ‘workgroups’, ‘master browsers’, NetBIOS, NetBIOS broadcasts, WINS and so on.
Computer Browser service used NetBIOS and SMBv1 to provide what Microsoft named ‘ My Network Places‘ or ‘Network Neighborhood’. Nevertheless I am aware that, since Version 1709, Windows 10 no longer has SMBv1 and Computer Browser service installed by default.
To temporarily stop the Bonjour service, right-click the taskbar at the bottom, then select the Task Manager option.I have not used Windows 10 for more than two years now (see ‘ Bye bye Windows 10, and good riddance‘ regarding my failed attempts to upgrade Windows 10 Version 1607 to 17).If you want to stop or remove Bonjour (mDNSresponder.exe) from your Windows PC, then you’ll need to follow these steps.
However, if you don’t want Bonjour to do this, you can disable it, or remove it entirely. This will usually only happen when the service is being used to connect to other devices or services by Bonjour-supported software. Like all running services, the Bonjour service may appear to use your system resources in Windows Task Manager. Disabling or Removing Bonjour on Windows 10 This is why support for Bonjour has been integrated into products like printers on a wider basis in recent years. Older software is usually coupled with bugs and security issues that could expose your PC to malware.Īpple has made part of Bonjour (mDNSresponder.exe) open-source, so you may be able to find support for it integrated into other third-party apps, hardware, and services. You could also install other outdated Apple software, like Safari, but this is not recommended. You’ll need to install an older version of iTunes to do this instead. This is harder to find, since while iTunes for Windows used to include Bonjour support, this is no longer available with the Microsoft Store version (the latest available version). To use it, you’ll need software installed on your PC that supports Bonjour.