Computer disappearing from home network

Your Browstat indicates that you have more than one Master Browser which is what I suspected.

I think Windows default is that every computer is a Master Browser. From experience I have changed this setting in the Windows registry. It may be possible to change it in the Group Policy editor.

Also, it may be possible that a computer without Netbios over TCP/IP is becoming the master in which case it wouldn't share computer names.

In a correct configuration it can take a few minutes for the Master Browser to get established.

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