Remove “Shared Folder Synchronization” from Right-click Context Menu

By on January 14, 2010 28

Microsoft Office 2010 Professional and Professional Plus installs a handy option (Shared Folder Synchronization) to Desktop and Folder’s Context Menu for its Microsoft SharePoint Workspace formally known as “Groove”

If you don’t use Microsoft SharePoint Workspace and like to remove the option without uninstalling Office components.

SharedFolderSynchronization

You can remove it by simply editing a registry sub key.

How To:

1. Run Registry Editor and go to- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{6C467336-8281-4E60-8204-430CED96822D}

2. Now rename or delete the sub key {6C467336-8281-4E60-8204-430CED96822D} I recommend to rename the sub key instead of deletion. For e.g. prefix backup. to sub key or backup.{6C467336-8281-4E60-8204-430CED96822D} it helps to revert the changes easily.

3. Close the Registry Editor and Refresh the Windows Explorer.

Applies To:
  • Microsoft Office 2010 Professional Beta
  • Microsoft Office 2010 Professional Plus Beta
  • Microsoft Office 2007 Enterprise
  • Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate

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  • jim

    thx for this

    here’s a quick bat file line for anyone who wants it:

    @echo off
    cls
    reg delete HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{6C467336-8281-4E60-8204-430CED96822D} /f

  • Larry

    Thank you.

  • SoluS

    Good job
    thank you

  • http://eduncan911.com Eric Duncan

    If you choose Customize during install, or modify your existing installation, you can Deselect the “Microsoft Sharepoint Workspace” option. The author mentions this above in the post as well.

  • Carlos

    Thank you soooo much !!!!

  • adam

    Nice. Too bad they can’t include an option to remove this context menu in office.

  • Chaz

    Hey thanks, hate this extra crap in my context menu.

  • http://www.drshadow.com/media/ Dr.Shadow

    Thanks for your help. It’s cool to disable it… I didn’t like Groove in 2007 and this too.
    Now I’ll disable it from the autostart…

  • Freddy

    Worked perfectly!