Most people have multiple devices, and often begin an activity on one device but end up finishing it on another. To accommodate this, apps need to span devices and platforms, and this is where Share across devices comes in. When you enable share experiences, all your devices that are connected with your Microsoft accounts will be able to share apps and settings across each device. This can be a good or bad thing. Below is how to disable or enable the use of shared experiences in Windows 11. You can use Windows policy to disable continued experiences on your devices so that they are not participating in cross-device experiences and are not discovered by other devices. Doing this might help prevent security issues or accidental changes to all your devices.
How to disable share experiences in Windows 11
As mentioned above, one can turn on or off and share experiences in Windows 11. Share experiences enable Nearby sharing and Sharing across devices in Windows. You can use Windows policy to disable continue experiences on your Windows devices so that they are not participating in cross-device experiences and are not discovered by other devices. Below is how to do that: First, open the Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit. msc) by going to the Start menu and searching for and selecting Edit group policy as shown in the image below. Once the group policy editor opens, navigate to the policy location below in the left pane: On the policy window in the right pane, select and open (double-click) the policy called “Continue the experience on this device“ Once the window opens, select Disabled to disable the use of Continue experiences on the device. Click OK and save and exit. Continue experiences will be disabled on all devices you configure this way.
How to enable continued experiences on devices in Windows 11
By default, anyone can use Continue experiences on Windows devices in the Settings app. However, if you think this is a security risk or don’t want your users to use it, you can disable it in Windows with a few clicks. To do that, simply reverse the steps above by going to the path below in the Local Group Policy editor. Then double-click Continue experiences on this device to open. On the window that opens, select the Not configured option to allow users to use Continue experiences on the device again. That should do it! Conclusion: This post showed you how to disable or enable the use of the continue experiences feature in Windows 11. If you find any error above or have something to share, please use the comment form below.
