Disable PGP File Share Driver in PGP Desktop 10.5 or later

Products

• Symantec Products

Issue/Introduction

This article details the process to disable/unregister the PGP File Share driver (PGPfsshl.dll). Disabling the PGP NetShare driver may resolve any rare connectivity issues caused by the PGP File Share driver.

Resolution

Please note that you cannot view nor use the PGP File Share Properties tab (available by right-clicking a File Share file or folder) for protected files/ folders after issuing the command to unregister PGPfsshl.dll.

Note: Unregistering the PGP File Share dll does not affect the functionality of PGP Desktop. The effect of disabling the PGP File Share dll is simply that the icon indicating that the file is encrypted is no longer displayed on PGP File Share files.

To disable/unregister the PGP File Share dll, perform the one of following steps:

1. Click Start>Run.
2. In the Run field, type regsvr32 /u PGPfsshl.dll.
3. Click OK.
   
   A Regsvr32 message will appear stating the command was executed successfully and the PGP File Share driver has been unregistered.
   
   
4. Click OK

The PGP File Share dll may also be disabled from the command line using the following steps:

1. On your client PC, Click Start>Run and type cmd in the text field and click OK.
2. At the command prompt, type regsvr32 /u PGPfsshl.dll and press Enter.
   
   A Regsvr32 message will appear stating the command was executed successfully and the PGP File Share driver has been unregistered.