Revoke shared folders in windows

Question

Over the last few months/years, I have shared a folder or two with numerous people on my domain. How do I easily revoke those shares to keep access to my system nice and tidy?

Answer 1

Using computer management (an MMC snap-in. See Control Panel Administrative tools) you can see a list of all folders that are shared. You could delete the shares or change the permissions on the share to only allow access for certain people or groups.

Answer 2

You can also achieve this via the command line:

C:>net share share-name /d

Answer 3

On Windows XP, go to:

Administrative Tools > Computer Management > System Tools > Shared Folders > Shares

This page lists all shares and lets you remove them easily, in one place.