xbox 360smart glass not working with my 8.1 machines HELP

didn't have to do anything apparently. check the app the other day and all of a sudden it's working.

Alrighty, I found a solution that's working for me. Try this:

1. Go to "Network and Sharing Center" (you can search for this with the charm on the right-hand side of your screen, which will bring up the desktop).

2. Choose "Change advanced sharing settings."

3. Under each of the types of networks, set "Turn on network discovery."

In my domain I've also got "Turn on file and printer sharing," but I'm not sure if that's also part of it. My machine is domain-joined, so that may or may not be related.

Someone more familiar with the differences between Windows 8 and 8.1 will have to say whether these are new settings that defaulted to something safe or if they got changed during the upgrade. I don't know, but it works. I'm going to find out if this fixes
my other network issues as well, but at least SmartGlass can now connect to my Xboxes.

Good luck, everyone!

Still wondering if anyone is looking at this or if there are any new ideas. Would love to get SmartGlass working again.

Mine was on a home group, but I removed it from the home group thinking that was part of the issue, still no joy. I have been able to use my android without any issue. My windows 8.1 tablet can connect to any other device on my network as it should. You
would think that a windows device wouldn't have any issue connecting to a Microsoft xbox but I guess that is what I get for thinking.

I just realized I also cannot connect to guest networks (such as at a hospital, university, or coffee shop). The agreement web page never comes up. Any chance these are related problems with 8.1?

Also, my machine is domain joined. I don't have a setting under networks to detect other devices because of this. Is there a server setting I can change? My laptop isn't a work device, so I can change whatever settings I want on it and our server.

Is anyone else who is having this problem running a domain joined machine?