How to Delete Windows Workgroup

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Delete Windows Workgroup

A nice feature of the Windows operating system is the ability to network computers together. The default network for the Windows operating system is called "Workgroup." Often a user will set up a new network of computers, name it something else and then have difficulty deleting the original default Workgroup.

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Step 1

Go to the Windows desktop and click on the "Start" button.

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Step 2

Select "Control Panel," then "System."

Step 3

Select the tab labeled "Computer Name," and then take note of the name that is next to the word Workgroup.

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Step 4

Close this window, go back to the Windows desktop and click "Start" again. Select "My Network Places."

Step 5

The icons showing the workgroups will appear, one of them being the new one you created. Go back to the Control Panel and click on "System" and "Computer Name" again.

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Step 6

Click on "Change" and then change the Workgroup name to the name of the new workgroup you created.

Step 7

Reboot your computer, and you are finished. You have removed Workgroup.

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