If you don't see your computer on a home network

On a home network (workgroup) with Windows 7. Here is the situation:
0- The network is functioning well on both sides.
1- In the Windows 7 network window, you can see the Windows 7 computer and also the Windows 11 computer.
2- In the Windows 11 network window, you can see the Windows 7 computer but not the Windows 11 computer.
I tried several solutions, including changes to Services.msc and the firewall, but nothing helped until we came up with a solution using Gemini that includes creating a BAT with a shortcut to the desktop (maybe it is also possible to make a shortcut to START when the computer starts).
What the command does is initialize/refresh the Network Discovery rule group in the firewall and causes the Windows 11 computer to appear in the Network window in Windows 11.
Here is the command:

netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="Network Discovery" new enable=No
netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="Network Discovery" new enable=Yes

Not trying to pee in your Cheerios or anything, neat trick, etc., but just in general... I've never understood why people need to see the computer they're on in the network section of Explorer. You're on the computer already.

For example, to transfer files from computer to computer in the same window, have you thought about that?

prukeyhi said:

For example, to transfer files from computer to computer in the same window, have you thought about that?

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But you appear to be talking about not seeing the (same) computer you're already on, on the network. That's not computer to computer?

I would agree with above, why should you want to see the home/base/same computer on the computer being used. Sufficient to be able to identify other computers on the network anyway

I suspect that's why it doesn't show up and that Windows 11 networking has removed that redundancy, and it's an unnecessary anachronism in the Windows 7 networking