Home Sharing - Itunes library does not load and jumps to Music

Hi, I have 2 itunes libraries on 2 different computers on the same network using the same apple id.  One of the computers is an IMAC and the other is windows.
On the windows computer when I click on the shared library (from the IMAC) the library appears from the IMAC.  When I am on the IMAC and click on the shared library (from the windows computer) it looks like it is searching then jumps the "music" library, that displays the current library on the IMAC.
Can someone help....Thank You

Hi Jim,
If you are having an issue with Home Sharing between your two computers, I would suggest that you troubleshoot using the steps in this article - 
Troubleshooting Home Sharing - Apple Support
Several of the steps you have already done, but if you start with step 5 it will help you.
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L 

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