Homegroup icon suddenly appeared on desktop in Windows 8

[nolacs22]

Why does the Homegroup icon pop up on the Windows desktop only to disappear moments later, after a reboot? I don't have a homegroup.

[HappyAndyK]

Now that you say it, I remember, even I have seen it a couple of times, suddenly appearing! I thought I had done something and simply deleted it - or it just went away. Here are a few things you could try:

1] Open Desktop Icon Settings from the Control Panel and then check and then uncheck the Network checkbox. Click Apply and Exit.

2] Open Advanced Sharing Settings in the Control Panel and see if checking the Turn off network discovery helps.

3] If you don't use HomeGroup, then you could open Services Manager and disable HomeGroup Listener and HomeGroup Provider services.

... or then maybe its simply a bug where the HomeGroup icon appears on the desktop at random.

Hope someone has a better explanation here.

More tips here on how to remove Homegroup icon.

Let us know if any suggestion helped you.