Browsers and Mail Share File with Email Contact in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to send an email to share file(s) with a contact in Windows 11.

Windows Share in Windows 11 allows you to share file(s) with an email contact.

If you have a desktop mail app (ex: "Outlook for Windows") installed, you can select to send an email to yourself or another contact with a message and shared file(s) attached.

Starting with Windows 11 build 22631.3810, Microsoft is rolling out the ability to copy files from the Windows share window. Just click the new copy button.

Starting with Windows 11 build 22635.4510 (Beta 23H2), build 26120.3281 (Beta/Dev 24H2), build 22631.4969 (RP 23H2), and build 27802.1000 (Canary), Microsoft is rolling out the ability to share files directly from the jump lists on the taskbar, which appears when you right-click on an app with a jump list like Notepad the taskbar.

In Windows 11 build 22635.4950 (Beta 23H2), Sharing files in Windows is getting a lot easier and quicker with our new drag tray feature. When you start dragging a local file with mouse (or touch) from File Explorer or your desktop, a handy tray appears at the very top of your screen allowing you to drop the file into one of the displayed apps or choose “More…” to open the Windows share window.



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1 Open File Explorer (Win+E).

2 Select one or more files you want to share with an email contact. (see screenshot below step 3)

3 Click/tap on the Share button on the command bar. (see screenshot below)


4 If this is an image file, you can Edit the image before sharing it. (see screenshot below)


5 If this is an image file, you can change the compression scale of the image used when sharing it. (see screenshot below)


6 In the Share window, click/tap on an email contact you want to send an email to share the file(s) with. (see screenshot below)

If you don't see the contact you want to send an email to, go ahead and click/tap on any contact for now. You'll be able to select a different contact in the next step.

7 If you want to change the contact to send an email to, follow the steps below: (see screenshots below)

1. In the To: field, click/tap on the Remove (X) button on the contact.
2. Search for and click/tap on the contact you want.

8 Type a message you want, and click/tap on Send to send an email to the contact with the shared file(s) attached. (see screenshot below)


9 Click/tap on Close when the email has been sent and shared. (see screenshot below)






1 Select one or more files you want to share with an email contact.

2 Perform one of the following actions: (see screenshots below)

• Right click on the selected file(s), and click/tap on the Share button on the context menu toolbar.
• Right click on the selected file(s), and click/tap on Share.
• Right click on the selected file(s), click/tap on Show more options (Shift+F10), and click/tap on Share.

3 If this is an image file, you can Edit the image before sharing it. (see screenshot below)


4 If this is an image file, you can change the compression scale of the image used when sharing it. (see screenshot below)


5 In the Share window, click/tap on an email contact you want to send an email to share the file(s) with. (see screenshot below)

If you don't see the contact you want to send an email to, go ahead and click/tap on any contact for now. You'll be able to select a different contact in the next step.

6 If you want to change the contact to send an email to, follow the steps below: (see screenshots below)

1. In the To: field, click/tap on the Remove (X) button on the contact.
2. Search for and click/tap on the contact you want.

7 Type a message you want, and click/tap on Send to send an email to the contact with the shared file(s) attached. (see screenshot below)


8 Click/tap on Close when the email has been sent and shared. (see screenshot below)






1 Open Windows Search (Win+S).

2 Enter a file name you want to search for in the Search Box. (see screenshot below step 3)

3 Click/tap on Share in the search results for the file you want to share with an email contact. (see screenshot below)


4 If this is an image file, you can Edit the image before sharing it. (see screenshot below)


5 If this is an image file, you can change the compression scale of the image used when sharing it. (see screenshot below)


6 In the Share window, click/tap on an email contact you want to send an email to share the file(s) with. (see screenshot below)

If you don't see the contact you want to send an email to, go ahead and click/tap on any contact for now. You'll be able to select a different contact in the next step.

7 If you want to change the contact to send an email to, follow the steps below: (see screenshots below)

1. In the To: field, click/tap on the Remove (X) button on the contact.
2. Search for and click/tap on the contact you want.

8 Type a message you want, and click/tap on Send to send an email to the contact with the shared file(s) attached. (see screenshot below)


9 Click/tap on Close when the email has been sent and shared. (see screenshot below)



That's it,
Shawn Brink