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April 29th, 2014, 09:02 PM
#1
[RESOLVED] homegroup icon
Aloha,
Running Win 8.1 on desktop mode (don't have a touchscreen). There's a homegroup icon on my desktop that I can't delete or remove from the desktop. I don't have the homegroup activated so I'm confused on why it's there in the first place.
Any suggestions on how to remove it?
Toshiba satellite c55 / Intel core I3
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April 29th, 2014, 09:17 PM
#2
Try this:
Step 1: From the Windows 8 Start Screen, search for 'Show or hide common icons on the desktop'. Alternatively, right-click on the desktop in the bottom-left corner to show the small menu which includes Control Panel. From there, click Appearance and Personalisation, then Personalisation. Finally, click Change desktop icons on the left.
Step 2: Even if the box next to Network is unticked, click it to enable it, then disable it again. (If it's ticked to start with, untick it).
Step 3: Click OK and you should find the HomeGroup icon has gone from the desktop.
There seems to be a bug where the HomeGroup icon can reappear at random. It's simple enough to run through this quick process when that happens, but hopefully a future Windows update will fix this problem.
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/wi...rom-windows-8/
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April 30th, 2014, 11:45 AM
#3
Thanks Midknyte, didn't realize it was a bug in the system. Doesn't hurt anything, just bothers me. Is this the replacement of the network icon form old?
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April 30th, 2014, 12:04 PM
#4
Is this the replacement of the network icon form old?
No, it's not. Not sure what the real cause is, but it happens on Win7 too.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...dd-remove.html
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