Windows 7: Homegroup - Add or Remove from Navigation Pane

   Information

This will show you how to add or remove Homegroup in the Windows Explorer Navigation Pane in Windows 7.

   Warning

• You can only do this while logged into an administrator account.
• This will affect all user account's on the computer.

1. Open the Start Menu and type regedit.exe in the search line, then press enter.

2. If prompted by UAC, then click on Yes.

3. In Regedit, go to the location below: (See screenshot below step 4)

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{B4FB3F98-C1EA-428d-A78A-D1F5659CBA93}\ShellFolder

4. In the left pane of regedit, right click on the ShellFolder key and click on Permissions. (See screenshot below)

5. At the top, select the Administrators group. At the bottom, check the Allow box to the right of Full Control and click on OK. (See screenshot below)

6. In the right pane of regedit, right click on Attributes and click on Modify. (See screenshot below)

7. To Add Homegroup to the Navigation Pane
NOTE: This is the default setting.

A) Type in b084010c and click on OK. (see screenshot below)

B) Go to step 9.

8. To Remove Homegroup from the Navigation Pane

A) Type in b094010c and click on OK. (see screenshot below)

9. If you have 64-bit Windows 7 Installed

   Note

CREDIT TO: Kookster for this addition.

To also add or remove Homegroup from the "Open" and "Save as" type windows as well in 64-bit Windows 7, you will also need to do this step.

If you have a 32-bit Windows 7 installed, then skip this step since doing steps 1 to 7/8 will add or remove Homegroup from the "Open" and "Save as" type windows as well.

A) In Regedit, go to the location below:

Code:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\CLSID\{B4FB3F98-C1EA-428d-A78A-D1F5659CBA93}\ShellFolder

B) Repeat steps 4 to 7/8 above.

10. Close regedit.

11. Restart the computer to fully apply.