In this guide, we will show you the steps to enable the new Share menu on your Windows 11 PC. Microsoft has recently rolled out the Build 23475 and with that, there are a slew of noteworthy features to look forward to. These include the likes of a new address bar and home page in File Explorer, Emoji 15.0, Dynamic Lighting, and a modified Share sheet.
All these features are being rolled out only to the Insider Preview users and that too in batches, meaning all the testers wouldn’t get blessed with these features in one go. Fortunately, you could easily skip this waiting queue and welcome abode these functionalities onto your PC right away. As far as this guide is concerned, we will show you the steps to enable the new Share menu on your Windows 11 PC. So without further ado, let’s get started.
How to Enable the New Share Menu in Windows 11
- Download the open-source ViveTool from GitHub.
- Then extract it to any convenient location on your PC.
- After that, right-click on it and select Copy as path.
- Now launch Command Prompt as an administrator.
- Then type in cd and paste the copied path via Ctrl+V.
- Now execute any one of the following commands to enable the new Share menu on your Windows 11 PC.
vivetool /enable /id:38890980
- Once done, restart your PC, launch the Settings via the Windows+I shortcut, and check out the new Home page!
How to Disable It
If for some reason this feature is not in sync with your requirement or you only want to test it out once it reaches the stable stage, then you could easily revert this change by disabling the functionality. To do so, carry out steps 1 to 5 listed above and then execute the below command:
- Right-click on the ViveTool folder and select Copy as path.
- Now launch Command Prompt as an administrator.
- Then type in cd and paste the copied path via Ctrl+V.
- Now execute the below command to revert to the old Share menu.
vivetool /disable /id:38890980
- Finally, restart your PC for the changes to take place.
That’s it. These were the steps to enable the new Share menu on your Windows 11 PC. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
