You can stop sharing a folder or drive by using the Shared Folders Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in or by using a command prompt.
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Users connected to a shared folder are disconnected when you stop sharing it. Users may lose data if you stop sharing a folder containing an open shared file without warning. When possible, notify users before you stop sharing a folder. |
Stop sharing a folder or drive
To stop sharing a folder by using the Windows interface
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Open Computer Management. To do so, click Start, then right-click Computer, and then click Manage.
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If the User Account Control dialog box appears, confirm that the action it displays is what you want, and then click Yes.
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In the console tree, click System Tools, then click Shared Folders, and then click Shares.
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In the details pane, right-click a shared folder, and then click Stop Sharing (this item only appears if you launched Computer Management using an account that is a member of the local Administrators group).
To stop sharing multiple files, press the CTRL key while clicking the file names, right-click any one of the selected files, and then click Stop Sharing. This removes shared network access to the selected files.
To stop sharing a folder by using a command line
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To open an elevated Command Prompt window, click Start, point to All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.
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If the User Account Control dialog box appears, confirm that the action it displays is what you want, and then click Yes.
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Type:
net share <sharename> /delete.
For example, to stop sharing a folder called myshare, type:
net share myshare /delete
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Description
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Net share
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Creates, deletes, or displays shared folders.
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<sharename>
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The network name of the shared folder.
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/delete
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Stops sharing the folder.
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To view the complete syntax for this command, at the command prompt, type: net help share |