Solved OneDrive disable

toppergraph · Oct 12, 2021

I hate One drive.
Every time you have a new update Windows reinstalls it.
I Have hours of artwork that I do not want to be uploaded to one drive (i lost 18 months of work not long ago, Now I have built my own NAS server), But sometimes I just want to dump a painter file onto my Desktop for a quick cast to my Large 4k tv screen for reviewing, if I forget to uninstall One drive it disappears into the Cloud.
It would be great if Microsoft would Include a switch to prevent the reinstall on future upgrades with the option to have it for those who want it.

FreeBooter · Oct 12, 2021

If you uninstall OneDrive it will not be reinstalled.

To uninstall it, open up the Settings --> Apps --> Apps & features.

cereberus · Oct 12, 2021

Just turn off switch to start Onedrive on startup?

BunnyJ · Oct 12, 2021

FreeBooter said:
If you uninstall OneDrive it will not be reinstalled.

To uninstall it, open up the Settings --> Apps --> Apps & features.

Uninstalling it has always worked for me.

ThrashZone · Oct 12, 2021

Hi,
I use this for win-10
@Brink hasn't done anything I can find here yet

Tutorial Index

Index of Windows 11 Tutorials.

www.elevenforum.com


rem Disable One Drive
reg add HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\OneDrive /v DisableFileSyncNGSC /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
start /wait %SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\OneDriveSetup.exe /uninstall
rd "%PROGRAMDATA%\Microsoft OneDrive" /Q /S
reg delete "HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-19\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v OneDriveSetup /f
reg delete "HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-20\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v OneDriveSetup /f
reg load HKLM\DEFAULT c:\users\default\ntuser.dat
reg delete HKLM\DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v OneDriveSetup /f
reg unload HKLM\DEFAULT

Brink · Oct 12, 2021

In addition, you should still be able to use the method in the tutorials below to either uninstall OneDrive or disable OneDrive integration in Windows 11.

Uninstall OneDrive in Windows 10

How to Uninstall OneDrive in Windows 10

www.tenforums.com

Enable or Disable OneDrive Integration

How to Enable or Disable OneDrive Integration in Windows 10

www.tenforums.com

toppergraph · Oct 12, 2021

Eventually, after updating somewhere along the line One drive reappears even when I have uninstalled it.
As I have uninstalled it, it`s no longer in policy manager but will try this option when and if it reappears again.

FreeBooter · Oct 12, 2021

toppergraph said:
Eventually, after updating somewhere along the line One drive reappears even when I have uninstalled it.

Very strange, it does not happen to me.

z3r010 · Oct 12, 2021

toppergraph said:
Eventually, after updating somewhere along the line One drive reappears even when I have uninstalled it.

Have you disabled one drive via group policy?

BunnyJ · Oct 12, 2021

FWIW,, all I've done is to go into the control panel and then into programs and features. Then I simply delete/remove one drive. All done.. never shows up again.

toppergraph · Oct 12, 2021

As I have said it always seems to come back somewhere along the. for me anyway.

ThrashZone · Oct 12, 2021

toppergraph said:
As I have said it always seems to come back somewhere along the. for me anyway.

Hi,
Tutorials have already been posted on post 6 so take a look.

OneDrive disable

I hate One drive. Every time you have a new update Windows reinstalls it. I Have hours of artwork that I do not want to be uploaded to one drive (i lost 18 months of work not long ago, Now I have built my own NAS server), But sometimes I just want to dump a painter file onto my Desktop for a...

www.elevenforum.com

toppergraph · Oct 12, 2021

Just get rid of it it's a pain and they sneak in a subscription fee, I was paying £1.99/month without realizing it for years.
Nuff said mark as solved we will never agree.
"theivethesesss".

ThrashZone · Oct 12, 2021

toppergraph said:
Just get rid of it it's a pain and they sneak in a subscription fee, I was paying £1.99/month without realizing it for years.
Nuff said mark as solved we will never agree.
"theivethesesss".

Hi,
Agree with what ?

toppergraph · Oct 12, 2021

I do not want an o/s taking files (important Docs, Pics desktop files, etc of my system( without me inadvertently Knowing)).
Real helpful info YES Log reports etc.
I understand the concept of one drive. But it's not there yet.
What if I dropped Dead tomorrow and my Family needs to access my important Files?.
Back up on your own Media or go back to paper and a filing cabinet.
I am not criticizing One drive I just do not want it automatically Being there it should be an obvious option.
Ps, all pc users don't spend their days inspecting all Variables of the settings within an Os.
I think this is an important debate.
Q:"Where has that gone" Answr:"dun know probably in the cloud".

BrianInEngland · Oct 12, 2021

toppergraph said:
I do not want an o/s taking files (important Docs, Pics desktop files, etc of my system without me inadvertently Knowing).
Real helpful info YES Log reports etc.
I understand the concept of one drive. But it's not there yet.
What if I dropped Dead tomorrow and my Family needs to access my important Files?.
Back up on your own Media or go back to paper and a filing cabinet.
I am not criticizing One drive I just do not want it automatically Being there should be an obvious option.
Ps, all pc users don't spend their days inspecting all Variables of the settings within an Os.
I think this is an important debate.
Where has that gone"dun know probably in the could".

I backup EVERYTHING to OneDrive, I wouldn't be without it now. I make local backups too just in case.

toppergraph · Oct 12, 2021

Back up your own files Always.
Not everyone Has their own Nas backup and one drive is an option.
What I am objecting to is; Awareness to all Microsoft or Any Operating system users as to what the Cloud does with your files.
And " AND there is an AND" how much are you paying In $ OR £ or Spondulies without being aware?.
If you have read any of my past threads; I lost months of artwork that I can not get back, And money I did not realize I was subscribed to paying.
Microsoft is a leading software company, should they be Pinching pennies from ignorant users (including myself) and where are the files I lost?.
Brian as long as you know what's going in and OUT that's fine.

ThrashZone · Oct 12, 2021

toppergraph said:
If you have read any of my past threads; I lost months of artwork that I can not get back, And money I did not realize I was subscribed to paying.
Microsoft is a leading software company, should they be Pinching pennies from ignorant users (including myself) and where are the files I lost?.

Hi,
I really don't have time to look through your prior threads
You've been offered solutions for this issue with onedrive, only question left is will you accept and use them.

I don't use a microsoft account as login for win-10 or 11 so it's easy not to be "forced" into onedrive just by simple use of one on my machine

I do have a outlook.com email and I do have files on onedrive for that account but I use both via a web browser firefox to be exact.

BrianInEngland · Oct 12, 2021

toppergraph said:
Back up your own files Always.
Not everyone Has their own Nas backup and one drive is an option.
What I am objecting to is; Awareness to all Microsoft or Any Operating system users as to what the Cloud does with your files.
And " AND there is an AND" how much are you paying In $ OR £ or Spondulies without being aware?.
If you have read any of my past threads; I lost months of artwork that I can not get back, And money I did not realize I was subscribed to paying.
Microsoft is a leading software company, should they be Pinching pennies from ignorant users (including myself) and where are the files I lost?.
Brian as long as you know what's going in and OUT that's fine.

I pay for Office 365, paid for a whole year and share it with family.

timbobit · Oct 12, 2021

Since you have Win 11 pro go to gpedit.msc
admin templates > windows components > onedrive
enable prevent the usage of onedrive for file storage
disable everything else
admin cmd type gpupdate /force or reboot
this will disable onedrive completely and can be easily reversed
I have done this on Win 10 & 11