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

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.

Shared Folder Synchronization

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

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

Felix

2012-06-10

Thanks!!
Alternative: Delete “XXX Groove …” from “HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTDirectoryBackgroundshellexContextMenuHandlers”

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Avalid

2012-06-03

Thanks!

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Debjeet

2012-05-07

Thanks for the tip!

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User

2012-02-29

Thanks! Works!

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jim

2011-11-08

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

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Larry

2011-10-13

Thank you.

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Jack

2011-09-14

worked for me too! very easy.

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Mohan Msk

2011-09-11

thank u……….

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Held

2011-09-07

It’s easier and better to do it like this: regsvr32 /u GROOVEEX.DLL
Gr,

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Guest

2011-09-06

Thanks!

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