How to Completely Uninstall OneDrive in Windows 10

 How to Completely Uninstall OneDrive in Windows 10

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How to Completely Uninstall OneDrive in Windows 10

OneDrive comes installed with Windows 10 and is enabled by default if you sign on with a Microsoft account. If you don’t use OneDrive, however, and don’t want it running in the background, there are some hoops you can jump through to disable it or get rid of it everywhere in Windows 10.

We’ve shown you how to get rid of the OneDrive icon in File Explorer with a registry hack, but that doesn’t uninstall OneDrive and it will still show up elsewhere. Although Microsoft doesn’t provide an easy way to remove OneDrive, you can disable it everywhere in Windows 10 or manually uninstall it.

Disabling OneDrive will prevent it from running as well as remove it from File Explorer, and you can easily re-enable it later if you want to. Unfortunately, Windows 10 Home users don’t have access to the group policy editor, so they won’t have this option. But if you’re running Pro or another version of Windows 10, go to the Group Policy Editor (type in “gpedit. MSC” in the search box) and go to Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > OneDrive. Then enable the “Prevent the usage of OneDrive for file storage” setting.

To completely uninstall OneDrive:

1. Open Command Prompt in Administrator mode: Right-click on the Windows icon in the taskbar and select Command Prompt (Admin).
2. Type in taskkill /f /im OneDrive.exe to terminate any OneDrive processes and hit Enter.
3. Then type in either %SystemRoot%\System32\OneDriveSetup.exe /uninstall if you’re using 32-bit Windows 10 or %SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\OneDriveSetup.exe /uninstall if you’re using 64-bit Windows 10 and hit Enter.

You won’t see a confirmation dialog or progress bar when you do this, but if you try searching for OneDrive, the app will no longer be found. Your OneDrive folder and files, however, will still be available.

If you do want to remove the OneDrive related folders and their contents, head to TechJourney for additional commands to run as well as orphaned registry keys to clean up.

Should you change your mind and want to reinstall OneDrive, head to the “%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\” folder in File Explorer and run the OneDriveSetup.exe program.

Turn off, disable, or uninstall OneDrive

If you want to stop syncing for a short time, learn How to pause and resume sync in OneDrive.

If you want to stop syncing a file, read How to stop or cancel sync in OneDrive.

If you want to remove an OneDrive folder from your computer, follow the steps in Choose which OneDrive folders to sync to your computer.

If you want to cancel your OneDrive subscription, see How to cancel your Microsoft subscription.

If you want to sign out of OneDrive on the web, select your profile photo, then select Sign out.

If you just don't want to use OneDrive, the easiest solution is to unlink it.

Unlink OneDrive

You won't lose files or data by unlinking OneDrive from your computer. You can always access your files by signing in to OneDrive.com.

1. Select the white or blue OneDrive cloud icon in the taskbar or menu bar.

   

   Note: You might need to click the Show hidden icons arrow next to the notification area to see the OneDrive icon. If the icon doesn't appear in the notification area, OneDrive might not be running. Select Start, type OneDrive in the search box, and then select OneDrive in the search results.

2. Select  Help & Settings > Settings.

   

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4. On the Account tab, click Unlink this PC and then Unlink the account.

Hide or uninstall OneDrive

On some versions of Windows, you can also hide or uninstall OneDrive. You can also uninstall the OneDrive mobile app from Android and iOS devices.

You won't lose files or data by uninstalling OneDrive from your computer. You can always access your files by signing in to OneDrive.com.

Windows 10

1. Select the Start button, type Programs in the search box, and then select Add or remove programs in the list of results.

2. Under Apps & features, find and select Microsoft OneDrive, and then select Uninstall. If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

Windows 8.1

1. The OneDrive app comes with Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 and cannot be uninstalled.

Windows 7 or Windows Vista

1. Click the Start button, then in the search box, type Add Programs, and then, in the list of results, click Programs and Features.

2. Click Microsoft OneDrive, and then click Uninstall. If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

Android devices

1. Go to Settings and select Storage/Memory.

2. Select OneDrive and tap Uninstall.

iOS devices

1. Go to the Home Screen, tap, and hold on the OneDrive app icon

2. Tap X that appears in the upper left corner of the app icon.

macOS

1. Just drag the OneDrive app to the Trash.