How to disable the family group to disable the desktop generation family group icon

  
Win8.1 Updata Professional Edition system is now the latest operating system, many users have chosen to install and use for some time, but some users found a small problem, On the desktop of Win8.1 system, a family group icon will always be generated. The family group is really useless for many users. However, after we exit the home group, we find that after restarting the win8.1 system, a desktop will generate one. The family group is really like a psoriasis. Is there any way to prevent the family group icon from being generated? It seems that only the method of disabling the family group, if you do not use it, then close him as follows. Win8.1 Professional disables the family group method: 1. Press WIN+R in the Win8.1 system, then enter “ldquo;services.msc” in the running box and press the OK button; 2. Find two in the local service list. Services [HomeGroup Listener] and [HomeGroup Provider] two services, as shown below: 3, double-click the two services, stop the service, and then change the startup type to "disable", (www.xitonghe.com) then Apply the save settings; after both services are stopped and disabled, the Win8.1 system will not automatically search for the home group, and of course the home group icon will not be generated on the desktop.
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