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This button pops up in all kinds of programs: File Explorer windows
(on the Share tab); the Edge browser; the Photos app; and so on.

When you use this button, you’re offered various ways to share the
selected item. The choices vary, but you usually find them arranged in

three sections:

Favorite contacts. Here are the people you’ve indicated are the most
important in your life (“Editing an Address”). Presumably, they’re also

the people you share the most stuff with. (Hit “More people” to see
your complete, searchable Contacts list.)

Nearby Sharing. As you can read on “File Sharing 1: Nearby Sharing”,

the Nearby Sharing feature lets you shoot files and other material to
nearby Windows 10 machines—wirelessly, without having to fuss with
passwords, file sharing, mounting disks, and so on.

Apps and functions. At the bottom of the scrolling Share panel, you’ll
find icons for all apps, services, and commands that can receive
whatever you’re sending: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Skype, Mail,

Messenger, Cortana Reminders, and so on—plus a handy “Copy” (or
“Copy link”) button to start you off.

There may be additional steps involved. For example, if you choose

Mail, then Windows copies the selected material into a new, outgoing
email message, or attaches the selected file to an outgoing message. Just
add a few explanatory notes, address the message, and send.

Or, if you choose Facebook, the photo or text you’re sharing appears in
a new post, but you still have to edit it, choose the audience, and hit
Post.

In any case, the Share menu is now standardized and recognizable
across various parts of the Windows archipelago. That’s less for you to
learn, and more for you to share.