Windows 8 How to Remove the Persistent Homegroup Icon from Windows 8.1 Desktop

[greyhound]

Can some kind person tell me how to stop the Homegroup Icon coming up on my desktop,sometimes it is not there for a couple of weeks then it suddenly reappears i do not have a Homegroup has I only have the one laptop,I have got fed up with it popping up in the middle of my icons.running Windows 8.1.Thank you for any help.greyhound

 

[Trouble]

Haven't seen this one for a while.
Back when I had it happening from time to time, I would just right click a blank area of the desktop and click "Refresh" and it would just go away.
Not sure that, that will work for you but it might be worth trying.

 

[greyhound]

Trouble thanks for that,yes it worked just got to wait and see if it comes back on next boot up.greyhound

 

[Trouble]

Probably not on next boot, but it may very well re-appear.
That technique will generally always dismiss it.