This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the OneDrive desktop icon for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
You can use OneDrive to sync files and folders between your computer and the cloud, so you can get to your files from anywhere - your computer, your mobile device, and even through the OneDrive website at OneDrive.live.com. If you add, change, or delete a file or folder in your OneDrive folder, the file or folder is added, changed, or deleted on the OneDrive website and vice versa. You can work with your synced files directly in File Explorer and access your files even when you’re offline. Whenever you’re online, any changes that you or others make will sync automatically.
You can add a OneDrive desktop icon to make it easier and faster to access your OneDrive and settings as needed.
EXAMPLE: OneDrive desktop icon
Here's How:
1 Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.
2 Add OneDrive Desktop Icon
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Add_OneDrive_desktop_icon.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel]
"{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}"=dword:000000003 Remove OneDrive Desktop Icon
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Remove_OneDrive_desktop_icon.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel]
"{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}"=dword:000000014 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
7 Either refresh (F5) the desktop, restart the explorer.exe process, sign out and sign in, or restart the computer to apply.
8 You could now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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