How to disable the Drag Tray feature on Windows 11 using the Registry Editor

To disable the Windows Share Drag Tray UI on Windows 11, follow these steps:

1. Open Start

2. Search for regedit and click the top result to open the Registry

3. Navigate to the following path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\FeatureManagement\Overrides

4. Right-click the Overrides key, select the New menu, and select the Key option.

5. Confirm 14 as the name of the key and press Enter

6. Right-click the newly created key, select the New menu, and select the Key option.

7. Name the key 3895955085 and press Enter.

8. Right-click the newly created key, select the New menu, and select the “DWORD (32-bit) Value” option.

9. Confirm the EnabledState name for the entry and press Enter.

10. Right-click the newly created key, select the New menu, and select the “DWORD (32-bit) Value” option.

11. Confirm the EnabledStateOptions name for the entry and press Enter.

12. Double-click the EnabledState entry and change the value from 0 to 1.

13. Click the OK button

14. Double-click the EnabledStateOptions entry and ensure the value is 0

15. Click the OK button

16. Restart the computer.

Once you complete the steps, the Drag Tray part of the Windows Share experience will no longer be available on Windows 11.

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