up vote 1 down vote favorite
share [g+] share [fb]

Last night a Windows update on my Windows 7 machine added a new "Homegroup" icon to my desktop.

I don't want the icon on my desktop but can't see any way to get rid of it.

It's not listed in the desktop icons under personalisation settings and it's not a regular shortcut so can't be deleted in the usual manner. The context (right click) menu also provides no suitable option.

Any ideas?

link|improve this question
100% accept rate
feedback

2 Answers

up vote 1 down vote accepted

You need to modify some registry keys. Here are the instructions on Microsoft's Windows 7 forums.

link|improve this answer
That worked great. Thanks – Matt Lacey Aug 3 '10 at 9:29
feedback
up vote 2 down vote

Or, if you don't fancy modifying your registry, just stop and disable the follwing services:

HomeGroup Listener
HomeGroup Provider

Ben

link|improve this answer
For those who don't use HomeGroup at all, this is a much cleaner solution. – mindless.panda Aug 9 '11 at 0:57
feedback

Your Answer

 
or
required, but never shown
discard

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.