I have Windows 7 main library, iMac with additional library and Apple TV that I want to use home sharing, but windows library doesn't show as a computer on Apple TV.

I have music and movie library on an external drive connected to a Windows 7 machine. I also have home movies and other content on an iMac that I use. I want to turn on home sharing for both and connect them to Apple TV for display, music and podcast. They are all on the same wifi home network, but the Windows library doesn't show up on the ATV device.
I turned off all Windows firewall and I tried to configure port forwarding, but that didn't help.
I will say that this did work at some point, so a patch or an update, or some configuration change has caused it to stop workin at some point in the past six months to a year.

Hello, aquilinofromtuckahoe.
Here is the best resource for troubleshooting steps when experiencing issues with Home Sharing.
Troubleshooting Home Sharing
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2972
Regards,
Jason H.

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http://www.apple.com/support/homesharing/
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3819
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