<s>
My	B-Protocol
Network	I-Protocol
Places	I-Protocol
(	O
formerly	O
Network	B-Protocol
Neighborhood	I-Protocol
)	O
is	O
the	O
network	B-Protocol
browser	I-Protocol
feature	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
and	O
was	O
renamed	O
My	B-Protocol
Network	I-Protocol
Places	I-Protocol
in	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
and	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
My	B-Protocol
Network	I-Protocol
Places	I-Protocol
maintains	O
an	O
automatically	O
updated	O
history	O
of	O
computers	O
which	O
the	O
user	O
has	O
accessed	O
before	O
,	O
by	O
default	O
placed	O
in	O
a	O
folder	O
called	O
,	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
user	O
profile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
default	O
location	O
can	O
be	O
changed	O
by	O
modifying	O
the	O
pair	O
of	O
registry	B-Protocol
entries	O
found	O
under	O
the	O
registry	B-Protocol
keys	I-Protocol
and	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
feature	O
also	O
allows	O
enumerating	O
all	O
computers	O
on	O
the	O
local	O
network	O
that	O
support	O
the	O
Server	B-Operating_System
Message	I-Operating_System
Block	I-Operating_System
(	O
SMB	O
)	O
protocol	O
and	O
are	O
open	O
to	O
discovery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
workgroup	B-Device
of	O
fewer	O
than	O
32	O
computers	O
,	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
network	O
destinations	O
in	O
My	B-Protocol
Network	I-Protocol
Places	I-Protocol
is	O
generated	O
by	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
computers	O
on	O
the	O
network	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
designated	O
"	O
Browse	B-Protocol
Master	I-Protocol
"	O
(	O
sometimes	O
called	O
"	O
master	O
browser	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Browse	B-Protocol
Master	I-Protocol
is	O
elected	O
by	O
system	O
strength	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sometimes	O
when	O
similar	O
systems	O
are	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
network	O
,	O
there	O
might	O
be	O
a	O
conflict	O
between	O
Browse	B-Protocol
Masters	I-Protocol
with	O
unexpected	O
consequences	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
disappearance	O
of	O
the	O
list	O
altogether	O
or	O
some	O
system	O
becoming	O
unreachable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
system	O
can	O
be	O
forced	O
to	O
decline	O
Browse	B-Protocol
Master	I-Protocol
status	O
by	O
disabling	O
the	O
Browser	B-General_Concept
service	I-General_Concept
and	O
rebooting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
workgroup	B-Device
of	O
32	O
computers	O
or	O
more	O
,	O
the	O
shortcuts	O
are	O
created	O
automatically	O
when	O
the	O
user	O
opens	O
a	O
shared	O
network	O
resource	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
printer	O
or	O
shared	O
folder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
My	B-Protocol
Network	I-Protocol
Places	I-Protocol
is	O
removed	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
an	O
integrated	O
"	O
Network	O
"	O
node	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
node	O
can	O
only	O
enumerate	O
network	O
computers	O
but	O
can	O
do	O
so	O
via	O
WS-Discovery	O
and	O
UPnP	B-Application
protocols	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
SMB	O
.	O
</s>
