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tiffy:
Update, or more accurately an admission of defeat, on my reported issue.

The monitoring of LAN devices with respect to Windows explorer network visibility and display is apparently controlled by Windows "Computer Browser Service", used in Win 8.1 and still in service in Win 10, there is a quite detailed explanation of it's workings here:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc737661(WS.10).aspx
Very informative but heavy going and certainly well above my head.

I did find that the service was stopped on my Win 8.1 desktop PC, re-started but not really a solution even accepting that LAN device recognition (with respect to explorer network display) can take up to 1 hr according to the narrative !

Still believe this is a Windows issue as my Win 10 laptop visibility from desktop PC exibits the same characteristics as the WD NAS, the same applies to the network device visibility from my Win 10 laptop in explorer.

Current status:
On both PC's, the WD NAS and other PC mostly not visable in Win explorer, network, ocassionaly, all network devices appear on one or both and are fully accessable before just as randomly disappearing at next or subsequent explorer opening !

Having spent a rediculous amount of time on this issue I have accepted that there is no easy fix and made other arrangements.
Have moved all my backups from the NAS to the desktop PC internal 1Tb HD (now free after fitting SSD), not much use in having backups situated where reliable access is not guaranteed.
As the WD NAS is still fully accessable from all other LAN devices, videos, photos, music etc. can remain there.
There is still a method to access the WD NAS to file level with one of the supplied WD utilities so can still move things around as required, just not as handy as using Windows explorer.

andyfitter:
Can you not just mount a share from NAS as a network drive that automatically reconnects, so you don’t need to manually browse for it?

tiffy:

--- Quote from: andyfitter on February 22, 2018, 03:59:54 PM ---Can you not just mount a share from NAS as a network drive that automatically reconnects, so you don’t need to manually browse for it?

--- End quote ---

Tried that with the NAS very early days, when it's not showing up on Win explorer, network can't map network drive, doesn't exist for mapping !
Never actually caught it while visable to map, if I did, would imagine when it disappears again that would give an error associated with the mapped drive, if the NAS appears long enough to map will give it a try.

tiffy:
Strangely enough and for no reason that I can see, the WD NAS appeared again this afternoon on Win explorer, network listing, I took the opportunity to "Add a Network Location" for two of the NAS folders as an experiment, could have chosen the "Map Network Drive" option, again have to chose a folder, can't map the full drive but thought the "Network Location" option was more suited to my requirements.

As per current expectation, the WD NAS disappeared again, was expecting the new "Network Location" shortcuts to stop functioning as network addressed, however, they still work !
Certainly another viable "work around" solution for the issue.

Definately can't set up any more "Network Locations" or Network Drive Maps while NAS is not visable in explorer, I even tried entering the network\folder path manually but it is not recognised, will have to await until the next explorer, network appearance to "shortcut" the other NAS folders.

The Win 10 laptop seems to have completely given up the ghost on explorer, network device listing even though the laptop itself is solidly visable on my router GUI at all times !

Perhaps there's a lot to be said for Mac or Linux operating systems ?

parkdale:
I came across this in my travels :)
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/03fc9bc8-39aa-43bd-98fc-aabfbe972a48/my-nas-devices-are-not-showing-in-windows-file-explorer-network-windows-10-version-1703-build?forum=win10itpronetworking

seems to tick most boxes that you are having trouble with...

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