Remove Homegroup link from Start Menu

Supported OS tags: Windows7, WindowsServer2008R2

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.

This policy has no additional user input fields.

• User
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• User
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  Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 2000
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  Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7
• User
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  Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Vista
• User
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  Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7
• User
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  At least Windows 2000
• User
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