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
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The thread discusses how to hide the recurring Homegroup icon on a Windows 8.1 desktop. The original poster is frustrated by the icon popping up unexpectedly and receives a suggested solution to refresh the desktop, which successfully dismisses the icon temporarily. Overall, the advice is practical, with both users acknowledging that the icon may reappear later, but the refresh method seems effective for minimizing its annoyance.
The thread discusses how to hide the recurring Homegroup icon on a Windows 8.1 desktop. The original poster is frustrated by the icon popping up unexpectedly and receives a suggested solution to refresh the desktop, which successfully dismisses the icon temporarily. Overall, the advice is practical, with both users acknowledging that the icon may reappear later, but the refresh method seems effective for minimizing its annoyance.
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Noob Whisperer
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.
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.