You will see a number keys with of long numbers called UUIDs underneath this key. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Wi ndows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderDesc riptions Now, browse to the following key (folder): So here's how to really find and remove the OneDrive explorer integration/folder group.įirst, open registry editor (Press "Start+R", type "regedit", and OKAY, confirm that you want to run it). There are details on how to remove this on Windows 8/8.1, but they do not address Windows 10 correctly because the CLSID registry key name differs. In addition to the tray icon, there is also a folder group under the Windows File Explorer sidebar (On the left, after "Network"). Remove OneDrive From The File Explorer Sidebar Windows 10 64-Bit: %SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\OneDriveSetup.exe /uninstall.Windows 10 32-Bit: %SystemRoot%\System32\OneDriveSetup.exe /uninstall.At the command prompt, run one of these:.Make sure OneDrive is absolutely not running:.Open up a command prompt (Start+R, type "cmd" and click Okay).This isn't as simple as going into the programs and features to remove or uninstall a Windows component no, Microsoft made it harder than that. The next thing I did was uninstall OneDrive itself from the system. Reboot, and you shouldn't have a OneDrive icon in your system tray. This is the first step in removing OneDrive from your computer. May it forever not be apart of your desktop experience.įrom the tray icon, you can go into the settings for OneDrive and configure it not to start at startup. So I've decided to dedicate this page to removing OneDrive. One of my big beefs with Windows 10 is the integration of OneDrive into the operating system without providing an easy removal/disable solution, and certainly not one documented by Microsoft directly.
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