{"id":68303,"date":"2005-12-19T22:28:00","date_gmt":"2005-12-19T22:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/heyscriptingguy\/2005\/12\/19\/how-can-i-delete-the-c-share-from-a-computer\/"},"modified":"2005-12-19T22:28:00","modified_gmt":"2005-12-19T22:28:00","slug":"how-can-i-delete-the-c-share-from-a-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/scripting\/how-can-i-delete-the-c-share-from-a-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can I Delete the C$ Share from a Computer?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hey, \n

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I delete the C$ share from a computer?

— RB<\/P>\"Spacer\"\"Hey,\"Script<\/A> \n

Hey, RB. One quick clarification here: we can tell you how to temporarily<\/I> delete the C$ share from a computer. However, the share will automatically be recreated any time the Server service is stopped and then restarted, or any time the computer is rebooted. Why? That\u2019s just the way these so-called \u201cadministrative shares\u201d work. They\u2019re like dandelions or stray cats: once you have them, you can\u2019t really<\/I> get rid of them.<\/P>\n

That said, here\u2019s a script that will at least temporarily delete the C$ share:<\/P>

strComputer = “.”<\/p>\n
Set objWMIService = GetObject(“winmgmts:\\\\” & strComputer & “\\root\\cimv2”)<\/p>\n
Set colShares = objWMIService.ExecQuery _\n    (“Select * from Win32_Share Where Name = ‘C$'”)<\/p>\n
For Each objShare in colShares\n    objShare.Delete\nNext\n<\/PRE>\n
This script starts off by connecting to the WMI service on the local computer. We then use this line of code to retrieve a collection of all the shares that have the Name<\/B> C$:<\/P>
Set colShares = objWMIService.ExecQuery _\n    (“Select * from Win32_Share Where Name = ‘C$'”)\n<\/PRE>\n
Because share names must be unique on a computer our collection will have – at most – just one item in it. Because it is<\/I> a collection, however, we still need to set up a For Each loop to cycle through all the members in the collection. Inside that loop we call the Delete<\/B> method to stop sharing the folder.<\/P>\n\n<\/THEAD>\n\n\n
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Note<\/B>. Despite the name, the Delete method doesn\u2019t actually delete anything; it simply stops sharing the folder. The Delete method will not remove the share or any of its contents; it just prevents the data from being shared over the network.<\/P><\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE>\n
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Like we said, this effect is temporary: if the Server service is stopped and restarted or if the computer is rebooted then the C$ share will magically appear. Because of that you might want to put this code in a logon or computer startup script; that way the share will be removed even if<\/I> the computer gets rebooted.<\/P>\n
And, yes, you can delete the C$ share (or any other share) on a remote computer; all you have to do is assign the name of that computer to the variable strComputer. For example, here\u2019s a revised script that deletes the C$ share on the remote computer atl-ws-01:<\/P>
strComputer = “.”<\/p>\n
Set objWMIService = GetObject(“winmgmts:\\\\” & strComputer & “\\root\\cimv2”)<\/p>\n
Set colShares = objWMIService.ExecQuery _\n    (“Select * from Win32_Share Where Name = ‘C$'”)<\/p>\n
For Each objShare in colShares\n    objShare.Delete\nNext\n<\/PRE>\n
Hasta la vista, C$.<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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