How to Delete “Share” Option from File Context Menu in Windows 10?

In the Latest version of Windows 10, whenever, you right-click on a file in the file explorer, then a share option automatically appears in the context menu. And when you click on the Share option, then you get the standard Share flyout which usually displayed by the regularly used apps and contacts. 

However, the Share option in the file context menu is very helpful and useful share files with your friends and family quickly. You even don’t need to open an app to share a file quickly. You just need to right-click on the file, then click on the Share, and then finally click on the app using which you want to share. Thus, the Share flyout displays your favorite contacts, so that you can instantly share files with your important contacts. 

If in case, if you don’t want to share the file very regularly, and you might want to get rid of from the Share option to tidy the context menu. Therefore, one of the best parts of this Share flyout is that you will be available to share files even after deleting this Share option from the context menu. 

Here, you will see the instruction which will tell you how to delete the Share option from the file context menu in Windows 10. 

Steps to Delete Share Option from File Context Menu in Windows 10

Follow the given instruction to delete the Share option from the Context menu in Windows 10. But before starting the instructions, we want to tell you that if you follow these instructions in the ascending order for avoiding errors and it will take you less time. 

The steps are discussed below: 

1            Launch the Registry Editor option. To open it on your screen, do the following:

1.  Type Regedit in the search box appears in the Start menu.
2. Hit the Enter key.
3. Then, click on the Yes button after getting the User Account Control  prompt.  Under the Registry Editor option, go to the following folder:
4. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
5. Next, expand the ContextMenuHandlers folder.
6. Now, a ModernSharing folder will appear on the screen.
7. Lastly, right-click on the ModernSharing folder, and then click on the Delete option to delete it.
8. A confirmation message which says “Are you sure you want to delete this key and all of its subkeys permanently?” pop-up on your screen.
9. Click on the Yes button.
10. Finally, the Share option will disappear when you right-click on a file in Windows 10. 

Rick Martin is a self-professed security expert; he has been making the people aware of the security threats. His passion is to write about Cybersecurity, cryptography, malware, social engineering, internet and new media. He writes for Norton security products at norton.com/setup