Get rid of OneDrive in Windows 10

There are number of ways to remove OneDrive from Windows 10.

Option 1 – Prevent OneDrive from starting with Windows

This method does not actually removes OneDrive from the computer, but simply prevents from automatically starting on login.

• Right click on OneDrive icon in the system tray and click on Settings
• In Settings Tab, uncheck “Start OneDrive automatically when I sign in to Windows” box.
  
• Close OneDrive (Right click on OneDrive icon in the system tray and click Exit)

Option 2 – Uninstall OneDrive

• Close OneDrive (Right click on OneDrive icon in the system tray and click Exit)
• Open Command Prompt and run following command (assuming you are running 64bit version of Windows 10):
  “C:\Windows\SysWOW64\OneDriveSetup.exe” /uninstall
  For 32bit Windows, the command would be: “C:\Windows\System32\OneDriveSetup.exe” /uninstall
  

If you ever want to re-install OneDrive simply run OneDriveSetup.exe from the above location.

Option 3 – Prevent OneDrive usage via Group Policy

• Open Local Group Policy Editor
• Navigate to Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > OneDrive
• Open “Prevent the usage of OneDrive for file storage” policy and change its status to Enabled.
  

Windows 10
OneDrive
December 2015