Home sharing not working with Windows, does work with with Catalina

I have home sharing turned on with the TV app under Catalina enabled on a MacBook, and it can be seen from my Apple TV. So the Apple TV and the network are fine.


However, iTunes home sharing on a Windows 10 machine does not work (the Windows machine library is not listed in the Apple TV Computer app).


On the Windows machine, the firewall is turned off. iTunes is authorized using the same account as the MacBook. Home sharing is turned on in iTunes using the same account as the MacBook. The Bonjour service is up and running. I can access UDP port 5353 from another computer. IPv6 is disabled on the Windows machine.


Is there anything else I should be checking?



Posted on Aug 19, 2020 2:46 PM

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Aug 20, 2020 11:38 AM in response to JohnBoebinger

JohnBoebinger Said:

"Home sharing not working with Windows, does work with with Catalina:I have home sharing turned on with the TV app under Catalina enabled on a MacBook, and it can be seen from my Apple TV. So the Apple TV and the network are fine. However, iTunes home sharing on a Windows 10 machine does not work (the Windows machine library is not listed in the Apple TV Computer app).[...]"

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Aug 20, 2020 9:49 AM in response to JohnBoebinger

Hi there JohnBoebinger,


Thank you for using Apple Support Communities!


It sounds as though Home Sharing isn’t working on a PC. You’re in the right place, we’d be glad to assist in seeking a solution.


We understand that you have taken steps to resolve the issue including turning off the firewall, and ensuring iTunes is authorized.


Below is a resource that can help:


Use Home Sharing to share media from a computer to other devices


This resource includes steps that can help to turn on and use Home Sharing. We’d advise trying the steps within to help resolve the issue.


We’d also advise verifying iTunes is up-to-date:


Update iTunes on PC


We hope this helps,

Cheers!

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