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Remove file sharing in My Network Places

If a user has some files on his computer, he can share his files with the other users of the network. You can disable the sharing of files in My Network Places.

Tweak for : Windows 98, Windows Me

Description:

If a user has some files on his computer, he can share his files with the other users of the network. You can disable the sharing of files in My Network Places.

If you go in Windows Explorer to a folder that you like to share, press there the right mouse button, choose properties and select the tab "Sharing". Now you can share this folder, if you click on the radio button "share this folder" and press ok.

If you like to prevent the sharing of files, you can enable this setting.

For this go to "Start->Run" and enter "regedit" and search the key listed below. You can create one key "Network" and then you create inside this key DWORD values "NoEntireNetwork" and "NoFileSharing", if these values are not existing or the key is not existing.

Now you can set this value to disable file sharing in My Network Places. After a restart the changes take effect.

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Registry Entry Details:

Registry Entry 1 :

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\]

Key Type :

Local Machine

Value Name :

Network

Data Type :

Key

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Registry Entry 2 :

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Network\]

Key Type :

Local Machine

Value Name :

NoFileSharing

Data Type :

DWORD (DWORD Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Steps ScreenShots:

Apply registry settings according below given steps of screenshots with related changes.

‘File and Print Sharing’ option is removed from ‘My Network Places’.

‘File and Print Sharing’ option is enabled in ‘My Network Places’ by default.

First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type 'regedit'.

Second, go to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\] and create a new key 'Network' under 'Policies'.

Next, create a new DOWRD value 'NoFileSharing' under the key 'Network'.

Now, right click on the DWORD value 'NoFileSharing' and select 'Modify'.

Finally set the value data as '1' to remove file sharing in My Network Places and click 'OK'.

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