How to Remove Homegroup Icon from Desktop in Windows 10

Are you someone who wants to remove the Homegroup icon from the desktop on our Windows 10 PC? Well, you might be in a situation where whenever you restart your Windows 10 PC, you see a new icon for the Homegroup coming out of nowhere on your Windows 10 PC. Now, what you tried? We are pretty much sure that you should have tried deleting that icon at least ones. But what happens? The icon comes back every time you restart your Windows 10 PC.

Well, if that's you, then you are on the right page. Today, in this post, we would be covering on How to remove Homegroup icon from the desktop in Windows 10. We have mentioned some solutions which you can perform in order to delete the Homegroup icon from Desktop permanently. With that being said, let's jump right into it. Should we?

Remove Homegroup icon from Desktop in Windows 10

Here are some of our solutions to Remove Homegroup icon from the desktop in Windows 10. Let us now take a look at our first solution:

Solution 1: By disabling Sharing Wizard

The first solution would be to disable the Sharing Wizard. In most of the cases, this will remove the Homegroup icon from the desktop of your Windows 10 PC. Here are the steps to disable the Sharing Wizard:

• First of all, press the Windows Key + E key combination altogether to open the File Explorer on your Windows 10 PC.
• Now, you need to click on the View tab and then click on Options.
• Click on Change Folder and Search Options button.

• Now on the next window, click on the View tab.
• Here, uncheck the Use Sharing Wizard (Recommended) option from the list.

Once that's done, simply restart your Windows 10 PC.

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Solution 2: By disabling Network in Desktop Icon Settings

We can also solve this annoying problem by simply disabling the Network in Desktop Icon Settings. Sounds interesting? Well, here are the steps to do so:

• First of all, go to your Desktop and right-click anywhere on empty space.
• Now, select the Personalize option from the context menu.

Here, click on the Themes from the left pane.

Solved the issue? If not, then consider trying our next solution.

Solution 3: By leaving Homegroup

We can also remove the homegroup icon by simply leaving it. Makes sense, Right? Well, here are the right steps to do so:

First of all, search for Homegroup from the start menu and click on the HomeGroup Settings.

Now, in order to leave the homegroup, you need to click on the Leave the Homegroup option.

• On the confirmation window, again click on Leave the Homegroup option.
• Once that's done, simply restart your Windows 10 PC.

Let us now take a look at our next solution. Should we?

Solution 4: By removing Homegroup Desktop Icon through Registry

We can also remove the icon by simply removing Homegroup Desktop Icon through Registry. Here's how you can do this:

• First of all, you need to press the Windows Key + R key combination altogether to bring up the Run Command Window.
• Now, type in regedit and hit the enter key.

On the next window, navigate to the following directory:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel

Now, it's time to find the {B4FB3F98-C1EA-428d-A78A-D1F5659CBA93} key in right pane.

If, for some reason, if you don't find this key, then you can create it by right-clicking anywhere, selecting New > DWORD (32-bit) value and naming it as {B4FB3F98-C1EA-428d-A78A-D1F5659CBA93}.

• Double-click on the {B4FB3F98-C1EA-428d-A78A-D1F5659CBA93} key.
• Now, change it's value to 1 from 0.

Did that work? Well, let us now take a look at another solution for this issue.

Solution 5: By disabling Homegroup

We can also try disabling homegroup on our Windows 10 PC. Here are the steps to do so:

• First of all, you need to press the Windows Key + R key combination altogether to bring up the Run Command Window.
• Now, type in services.msc and hit the enter key.

• On the services window, find the HomeGroup Listener and HomeGroup Provider
• Right-Click on them and select the Properties option from the context menu.

• Now, change the Startup type to disabled. Also, if there are any services running, click on Stop button.
• Restart your Windows 10 PC.

Let us now take a look at our last solution. Should we?

Solution 6: By deleting the HomeGroup Registry Key

Here are the steps that you need to follow in order to delete the HomeGroup Registry Key:

• First of all, you need to press the Windows Key + R key combination altogether to bring up the Run Command Window.
• Now, type in regedit and hit the enter key.

On the next window, navigate to the following directory:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel

• Now, it's time to find the {B4FB3F98-C1EA-428d-A78A-D1F5659CBA93} key in right pane.
• Right click on the {B4FB3F98-C1EA-428d-A78A-D1F5659CBA93} key and select the Delete option.

Once that's done, you need to restart your Windows 10 PC in order to make changes take place.

So that's it guys, this was our take on How to Remove Homegroup icon from the desktop in Windows 10. We hope that you found this guide useful. Just in case, if you still have some queries, then feel free to leave them in the comments section down below.