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.

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

1.Run Registry Editor.
2.Go to

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\
ContextMenuHandlers\

3.Delete the sub key called:

XXX Groove GFS Context Menu Handler XXX

4.In case you want fully remove it from all right click context menu. (Optional)

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\XXX Groove GFS Context Menu Handler XXX

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\XXX Groove GFS Context Menu Handler XXX

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\XXX Groove GFS Context Menu Handler XXX

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\XXX Groove GFS Context Menu Handler XXX

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\XXX Groove GFS Context Menu Handler XXX