Policy

Remove Homegroup link from Start Menu

If you enable this policy the Start menu will not show a link to Homegroup. It also removes the homegroup item from the Start Menu options. As a result, users cannot add the homegroup link to the Start Menu. If you disable or do not configure this policy, users can use the Start Menu options to add or remove the homegroup link from the Start Menu.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Windows
CategoryStart Menu and Taskbar
Policy IDd3fd68733706
Internal nameNoStartMenuHomegroup

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\NoStartMenuHomegroup (enabled) = 1
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\NoStartMenuHomegroup (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

If you enable this policy the Start menu will not show a link to Homegroup. It also removes the homegroup item from the Start Menu options. As a result, users cannot add the homegroup link to the Start Menu. If you disable or do not configure this policy, users can use the Start Menu options to add or remove the homegroup link from the Start Menu.

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