Remove the Share option from the right click context menu in Windows 10

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Catherine Le Nevez
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23 October 2017 For Management

If your PC has gone through the Windows 10 Fall Creator Update, you may have noticed some new entries when you right-click on any file or folder. The input is sharing. Most people don't want to use this feature. Therefore, it will be a good idea to delete these right-click context menu items by editing the right-click context menu.


How to get rid of the share option from the right click context menu by editing the registry


Step 1: Press Windows logo key + R from keyboard to opening RUN command box.

Step 2: Now, find the following location from the left menu in the registry editor.

  • computer
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
  • *
  • Shellex
  • ContextMenuHandlers

Step 3 - Now, double click on the file default right button.


Step 4: Now, insert a file Less sign in front of the value data field.


Step 5: Finally click on all right.

That's all. Now, grant access and To share The option will no longer be in the right click context menu.

Note: To cancel the effect, simply remove the minus sign.

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