How to Add or Remove 'Give access to' Context Menu in Windows 10


The Give access to (formerly "Share with") context menu makes it easy for you to share individual files and folders—and even entire libraries—with other users. The options you'll see in the Give access to menu will depend on the file, folder, or drive you're sharing and the type of network (homegroup , workgroup, or domain) your computer is connected to.

There are some locations in Windows that, for security reasons, can't be shared directly using the "Give access to" context menu. For example, if you attempt to share a drive or system folders (ex: Program Files, Users, and Windows, etc.). To share these locations, you must use Advanced sharing instead.

The most common "Give access to" menu options are:

• Stop sharing = This option makes an item private so only you have access.
• Homegroup (view) = This option makes an item available to your homegroup with read-only permission.
• Homegroup (view and edit) = This option makes an item available to your homegroup with read/write permission.
• <User Name> = This option gives read-only sharing permission to the selected user (ex: Brink2). Afterwards, you can remove the user or change the permission level for the user in the File Sharing wizard.
• Specific people = This option opens the File Sharing wizard, so you can choose particular people to share with.

Starting with Windows 10 build 16226, the Share with context menu has been renamed to Give access to.

HomeGroup has been removed from Windows 10 (Version 1803) and higher.

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Give access to context menu for all users in Windows 10.

You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to add or remove the "Give access to" context menu.

This will not remove the Share tab on the ribbon of File Explorer, or the Share tab on the Properties page of folders and drives.

Contents

• Option One: To Add "Give access to" to Context Menu
• Option Two: To Remove "Give access to" from Context Menu

EXAMPLE: "Give access to" context menu

OPTION ONE

To Add "Give access to" to Context Menu

This is the default setting.

1 Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below.

Add_Give_access_to_context_menu.reg

Download

2 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

3 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

4 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

5 Restart the computer to fully apply.

6 Turn on (check) Use Sharing Wizard in Folder Options. (see screenshot below)

7 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

8 Make sure that both the Server and Security Accounts Manager services are enabled and set to Automatic and Running. (see screenshot below)

OPTION TWO

To Remove "Give access to" from Context Menu

1 Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below.

Remove_Give_access_to_from_context_menu.reg

Download

2 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

3 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

4 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

5 If you like, you could turn off (uncheck) Use Sharing Wizard in Folder Options to also disable Share with in the File Explorer ribbon for the Share tab. (see screenshot below)

6 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

That's it,
Shawn

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