How To Disable the Share Drag Tray at the Top of the Screen in Windows 11

Learn the simplest way to disable the share tray that appears when you drag a file to the top of the screen in Windows 11.

In the newer version of Windows 11, Microsoft added a new share tray. It is hidden by default and only appears when you drag a supported file type to the top of the screen. It allows you to share files with various apps and devices. For example, you can share an image, a PDF, or a text file with WhatsApp by simply dragging it to the top of the screen and dropping it on the WhatsApp icon. If you want more shareable options, dropping the file on the “More” opens up the regular share window.

While the new share tray is helpful at times, in general, many of us don’t use it due to various reasons, such as the unavailability of our favorite apps, limited file type support, and more. In addition to that, some might find this new feature confusing and causing accidental shares.

Whatever your specific reason is, if you don’t want it, you can easily disable the share drag tray at the top of the screen in Windows 11. In this quick and easy guide, I will show you how to do it using the Registry Editor. Let’s get started.

Before You Start

• You are required to make changes to your registry. Before doing that, please back up your registry.
• Administrator rights are required to make the necessary registry modifications to disable the share tray in Windows 11.

Disable the Share Drag Tray at the Top of the Screen Using Registry Editor

1. Open the Run dialog by pressing “Windows key + R”.
2. Type “regedit” and click “OK“.
3. Go to the following folder in the Registry Editor. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\FeatureManagement\Overrides
4. Right-click on the “Overrides” folder.
5. Select the “New” > “Key” option.
6. Type the name as “14“.
7. Right-click on the “14” folder.
8. Select the “New” > “Key“.
9. Type “3895955085” as the name of the new folder.
10. Right-click on the “3895955085” folder.
11. Select the “New” > “DWORD (32-bit) Value“.
12. Type “EnabledState” as the value name.
13. Double-click the value you just created.
14. Replace “0” with “1” in the Value Data field.
15. Click “OK“.
16. Close the Registry Editor.
17. Restart your computer.
18. With that, you’ve disabled the share drag tray at the top of the screen in Windows 11.

Detailed Steps (With Screenshots)

First, we must open the Registry Editor. To do that, open the Run dialog by pressing the “Windows key + R” shortcut. Next, type “regedit” in the Run dialog and then click “OK“. This opens the Registry Editor.

Once it opens, go to the following folder in the Registry Editor. To make navigating easier, copy the path, paste it in the address bar at the top, and press “Enter”.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\FeatureManagement\Overrides

Once you are here, we need to create two keys. To do that, right-click on the “Overrides” folder on the left panel and then select the “New” and then “Key” option.

The above action creates a blank folder. Name it as “14“.

Next, right-click on the “14” folder and select “New” and then “Key” to create another folder under it.

Type “3895955085” as the new folder’s name.

Again, right-click the “3895955085” folder and select “New” and then “DWORD (32-bit) Value“. This creates a new blank value on the right panel.

Type “EnabledState” as the name of the newly created DWORD value.

Double-click the newly created value and replace “0” with “1” in the “Value Data” field and click “OK“.

Finally, close the Registry Editor and restart your computer. After restarting, the share drag tray is disabled, and you will no longer see it when you drag a file to the top of the screen.

If you have any questions or need help, comment below. I’ll be happy to assist.