Hi Joe,
Welcome to Microsoft Community.
I understand your concern. Let me help you with the issue.
To understand the issue better, I would like to know, did Windows 10 came pre-installed with the system or you upgraded to Windows 10?
Private network or home networks are when you know and trust the people and devices on the network. Computers on a home network can belong to a HomeGroup. Network discovery is turned on for home networks, which allows you to see other computers and
devices on the network and allows other network users to see your computer.
Public network are for the networks in public places (such as coffee shops or airports). This location is designed to keep your computer from being visible to other computers around you and to help protect your computer from any malicious software
from the Internet. HomeGroup is not available on public networks, and network discovery is turned off. You should also choose this option if you're connected directly to the Internet without using a router, or if you have a mobile broadband connection.
I would like to inform you that system network configuration does not come configured with a network. You have to configure it when you connect to the Internet connection for the first time. When configuring the network connection to the system it
might have got selected to public network. However, you can change Public network to Home network from sharing center.
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Go to settings and click on Network & Internet.
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Click on Wi-Fi on the left pane, and click on the Manage known networks.
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Click on the wireless network connected you want to manage and click on Properties.
- Now turn on Make this PC discoverable.
Hope this helps. Let us know the status.
