Rumored... Windows File Explorer will tie into OneDrive, Microsoft 365

Winuser · Jan 27, 2023

I jumped to the end after reading a few pages of this thread so I have to ask. Is MS going to prevent us from Creating our own local folders or moving our User folders to a local location? If not, I don't see what the problem is.

JAM83 · Jan 27, 2023

Always Why said:
OneDrive is uninstalled on my W11 Home system, Cortana Disabled and most all of the Store Apps that came with it (Revo Free). The Taskbar for those who may not be in the know yet is easily configured (experienced users) with Explorer Patcher.

https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/releases/latest/download/ep_setup.exe

How did ya disable Cortana?

Subscriber43 · Jan 27, 2023

JMedlock83 said:
How did ya disable Cortana?

Revo uninstaller.

Ghot · Jan 27, 2023

JMedlock83 said:
How did ya disable Cortana?

Or Winaero Tweaker

How it works...

Disable Cortana in Windows 10 Anniversary Update version 1607

You can be surprised that the option to disable Cortana has disappeared in Windows 10 Anniversary Update version 1607. Here is how you can disable it now.

winaero.com

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search
Create a new 32-bit DWORD value here named AllowCortana and leave its value data as 0
Then reboot Windows.

Or... this does the same thing...

Ghot · Jan 27, 2023

Saw this just now...

https://www.ghacks.net/2023/01/27/phoenix-microsoft-working-on-edge-redesign/

Josey Wales · Jan 27, 2023

cereberus said:
Huh, Office 365 gets installed on pc. The licence is on MS server.

Check again, there is an online version of it.

Ghot · Jan 27, 2023

Free Microsoft 365 Online | Word, Excel, PowerPoint

With Microsoft 365 for the web you can edit and share Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote files on your devices using a web browser.

www.microsoft.com

| READ the fine print |

I don't "know" of any specific fine print to watch for, but I'd really hate to...

Discover how to make a car that runs on... sand or something else that's seriously cheap, and be working up a prospectus on Office 365 Online, and have someone steal the idea. Or worse... end up in some off shore submarine detention center for the rest of my life, just because I wrote up my idea in Office 365 Online.

Subscriber43 · Jan 27, 2023

Josey Wales said:
Check again, there is an online version of it.

The online version is limited, and only saves/retrieves files from your One Drive.
I've never used it for anything important. Nor does anyone I know.

Haydon · Jan 27, 2023

Ghot said:
It's a question of quantity. No need to "wallow" in it.

Anyway... this is the bad part...

And where's File Explorer? Oh, it's that teeny icon in the lower right. :/

File Explorer... the way it was meant to be. (Oh yeah, and with a Menu bar as god intended it).

View attachment 51164

No... tabs, Home, Quick Access, Recommended, previews, etc.
If folks can't sort things into a few drive letters... then maybe they shouldn't be "driving" computers.

I generally agree with the overall tone of your post, except that I find that breadcrumbs are VERY desirable, breadcrumbs should ALWAYS be visible whenever you are working with a file so that you always know WHERE the file is located

Edwin · Jan 27, 2023

This is kinda cool..., I got Stardock Groupy tabs, Windows 11 new native tabs, and QTTabBar tabs working all at once!
The possibilities are endless! The W11 tabs are still pretty much useless, though!

cereberus · Jan 27, 2023

Why do people on this forum forget there are over a billion users of windows. There is no "one size fits all".

Office 365, Onedrive SUITS me.

Frankly, I do not care a damn about people who say they do not use either for whatever reason.

Nobody is forcing you to use them - just uninstall Onedrive, use LibreOffice or whatever but stop making out that Onedrive etc is 666 i.e. mark of the devil.

Ghot · Jan 27, 2023

OneDrive went to Georgia
He was lookin for a soul to steal
He was in a bind cause he was way behind
And he was willing to make a deal.

Haydon · Jan 27, 2023

Office went to 365

but OneDrive went to 666

Just kidding

Dru2 · Jan 27, 2023

cereberus said:
Nobody is forcing you to use them - just uninstall Onedrive, use LibreOffice or whatever but stop making out that Onedrive etc is 666 i.e. mark of the devil.

Especially since most of the "OneDrive" haters have never even used the app, let alone know how to use it. It's simply willful lack of understanding that's driving the FUD.