Windows 10: Turn On or Off Near Share in Windows 10

How to: Turn On or Off Nearby Sharing in Windows 10

How to Turn On or Off Nearby Sharing in Windows 10


Microsoft introduced a new Near Share feature starting with Windows 10 build 17035.

Near Share was renamed to Nearby sharing in Windows 10 April 2018 Update version 1803.

Nearby Sharing lets you instantly Wi-Fi. Say youre in a meeting with your boss and need to quickly send them the report or PowerPoint presentation youre looking at on your screen, Nearby Sharing helps you do this quickly and easily. Heres what you can do with Nearby Sharing.

• Share quickly - Send any video, photo, document, or webpage viewed on Microsoft Edge to people nearby by clicking on the share charm in the app or right-clicking to get the share menu. You can share a report with a colleague in your meeting room or a vacation photo with your best friend in the library.3
• Take the quickest path - Your computer automatically picks the fastest way to share your file or webpage, either over Bluetooth or Wifi.
• See who’s available - Bluetooth allows you to quickly discover potential devices with which you could share.

See also: Windows 10 Tip: How to start using Nearby Sharing with the Windows 10 April 2018 Update - Windows Experience Blog

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Nearby sharing for your account in Windows 10.


Contents

• Option One: Turn On or Off Nearby Sharing in Action Center
• Option Two: Turn On or Off Nearby Sharing in Settings
• Option Three: Turn On or Off Nearby Sharing using a BAT file

EXAMPLE: Nearby Sharing feature in Share UI
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OPTION ONE [/i] Turn On or Off Nearby Sharing in Action Center
1 Open the Action Center (Win+A).

2 Click/tap on the Nearby sharing quick action button in the Action Center to toggle it on or off (default) for what you want. (see screenshots below)











OPTION TWO [/i] Turn On or Off Nearby Sharing in Settings
1 Open Settings, and click/tap on the System icon.

2 Do step 3 (on) or step 4 (off) below for what you would like to do.


3. To Turn On Nearby Sharing
A) Click/tap on Shared experiences on the left side, and turn on Nearby sharing on the right side. (see screenshot below)

B) Select to share or receive content from Everyone nearby or My devices only for what you want.

C) If you like, you can change the default downloads folder for Near Share.

D) Go to step 5 below.





4. To Turn Off Nearby Sharing
This is the default setting.

A) Click/tap on Shared experiences on the left side, turn off Nearby sharing on the right side, and go to step 5 below. (see screenshot below)




5 You can now close Settings if you like.





OPTION THREE [/i] Turn On or Off Nearby Sharing using a BAT file
The downloadable .bat files below will modify the DWORD values in the registry keys below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CDP

CdpSessionUserAuthzPolicy and NearShareChannelUserAuthzPolicy DWORDs
0 = Off
1 = On - My devices only
2 = On - Everyone nearby

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CDP\SettingsPage

NearShareChannelUserAuthzPolicy DWORD
1 = On - My devices only
2 = On - Everyone nearby

BluetoothLastDisabledNearShare DWORD
0 = Off


1 Do step 2 (on - Everyone nearby), step 3 (on - My devices only), or step 4 (off) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Turn On Nearby Sharing for "Everyone nearby"
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the BAT file below, and go to step 5 below.

Turn_ON_Near_Share_from_Everyone_nearby.bat

Download

3. To Turn On Nearby Sharing for "My devices only"
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the BAT file below, and go to step 5 below.

Turn_ON_Near_Share_from_My_devices_only.bat

Download

4. To Turn Off Nearby Sharing
This is the default setting.

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the BAT file below, and go to step 5 below.

Turn_OFF_Near_Share.bat

Download
5 Save the .bat file to your desktop.

6 Unblock the .bat file.

7 Run the .bat file.

8 You will now notice your screen flicker and a command prompt quickly opens and closes as explorer is restarted to apply the registry changes.

9 When finished, you can delete the downloaded .bat file if you like.

That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials

• How to Enable or Disable Shared Experiences in Windows 10
• How to Change Default Downloads Folder for Nearby Sharing in Windows 10
• How to Add or Remove Share Context Menu in Windows 10
• How to Share Files using an App in Windows 10
• How to Turn On or Off Share Apps Across Devices in Windows 10
• How to Share Files and Folders Over a Network in Windows 10

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"ADMINISTRATOR ASKED TO LOCATE MY LAPTOP" & I DIDN'T INITIATE IT.

Respectfully Ask, Why did I receive a notification saying an Administrator asked for my location when I didn't even initiate the process? I did YESTERDAY, just for info, but did receive that notification then. I've checked, ALL Remote Access is turned
off near as I can tell. Opened Tak Manager don't have any suspicious programs, near as I can tell. Is someone accessing/monitoring my laptop? I'm on a shared network, HOWEVER, I AM NOT IDENTIFIABLE - and ALL SHARING is turned off. Thanks.

 

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Hi,

Is the computer connected to any home group or domain?

Please follow the below steps to turn on or off file and printer sharing in Windows 10:

1 .Press Windows key + X key> Control panel.

2. Choose View network status and tasks under Network and Internet.



3. Select Change advanced sharing settings in Network and Sharing Center.



4. Choose Turn on file and printer sharing or Turn off file and printer sharing, and tap
Save changes.



Please let us know if the issue is resolved or you need any further assistance.

Thank you.

Have a good day!

 

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It's only available starting with build 17035.