Apps Turn On or Off Share Across Devices for App Experiences in Windows 11


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This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off sharing across devices for your account in Windows 11.

Share across devices (aka: "Project Rome", "Shared Experiences", and "Cross-device Experiences") allows you to continue app experiences on other devices connected to your account.

You can select to share app experiences on My devices only or with Everyone nearby.
  • My devices only (default) = Only allows apps running on devices you have signed into with the same Microsoft account to use this feature.
  • Everyone nearby = Gives everyone near you permission to use the share across devices feature with your PC.
References:


Share across devices will need to be turned on for each device that you want to share app experiences across.



Contents

  • Option One: Turn On or Off Share Across Devices for App Experiences in Settings
  • Option Two: Turn On or Off Share Across Devices for App Experiences using REG file




Option One

Turn On or Off Share Across Devices for App Experiences in Settings


1 Open Settings (Win+I).

2 Click/tap on Apps on the left side, and click/tap on Advanced app settings or Apps & features on the right side. (see screenshot below)

Open Advanced app settings

Share_across_devices_Settings-1.png

3 Click/tap on Share across devices to expand it open. (see screenshot below step 4)

4 Select Off , My devices only (default), or Everyone nearby for what you want. (see screenshot below)

Share_across_devices_Settings-2.png

5 You can now close Settings if you like.




Option Two

Turn On or Off Share Across Devices for App Experiences using REG file


1 Do step 2 (off), step 3 (My devices only),or step 4 (Everyone nearby) below for what you want.

2 Turn Off Share Across Devices

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the REG file below, and go to step 5 below.​

Turn_off_share_app_experiences_across_devices.reg


(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CDP]
"CdpSessionUserAuthzPolicy"=dword:00000000
"RomeSdkChannelUserAuthzPolicy"=dword:00000000

3 Turn On Share Across Devices for My Devices Only

This is the default setting.


A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the REG file below, and go to step 5 below.​

Share_app_experiences_across_devices_on_my_devices_only.reg


(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CDP]
"CdpSessionUserAuthzPolicy"=dword:00000001
"RomeSdkChannelUserAuthzPolicy"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CDP\SettingsPage]
"RomeSdkChannelUserAuthzPolicy"=dword:00000001

4 Turn On Share Across Devices for Everyone Nearby

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the REG file below, and go to step 5 below.​

Share_app_experiences_across_devices_with_everyone_nearby.reg


(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CDP]
"CdpSessionUserAuthzPolicy"=dword:00000002
"RomeSdkChannelUserAuthzPolicy"=dword:00000002

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CDP\SettingsPage]
"RomeSdkChannelUserAuthzPolicy"=dword:00000002

5 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

6 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

7 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

8 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn Brink

 

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I didn't use the reg files, so I doubt they have changed, but if you do it via the Settings App, the location has changed. You have to click "Apps" -> "Apps & Features" -> "Share across devices".
 

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