Auto created Homegroup icon on desktop


  1. AmberC
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    Auto created Homegroup icon on desktop


    Hello All !

    I have been worried sick that someone hacked my computer, till someone said that home group icons can be automatically created.

    The problem i am having is that when i login my computer, there is a home group icon created on my desktop. I go in its options and leave home group, when i restart my computer its there again. My home have no other computers and its gets created on desktop even when my internet is off. Can anyone please guide me to right direction.

    Much obliged.
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  3. Brink
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    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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    Hello Amber, and welcome to Seven Forums.

    The tutorial below may be able to get rid of this "HomeGroup" desktop icon for you.

    HomeGroup Desktop Icon - Add or Remove

    Hope this helps, :)
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  4. AmberC
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    Brink said:
    Hello Amber, and welcome to Seven Forums.

    The tutorial below may be able to get rid of this "HomeGroup" desktop icon for you.

    HomeGroup Desktop Icon - Add or Remove

    Hope this helps, :)
    Shawn
    Thank you Shawn, i am trying to do this, lets hope it does help me, but my question also was, can they really be automatically created?, because i am using windows 7 from last few months and it never appeared on my desktop before
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  6. Brink
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    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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    Sorry. Yes, sometimes the HomeGroup desktop icon can automatically be created/turned on for some odd reason, but I'm not exactly sure what causes it to do so though.
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