How to completely remove OneDrive from Windows 10
Vindovs / / December 19, 2019
File storage on Microsoft's actually no worse than competitors. But very often it happens that the user has been using to store their Dropbox or Google Drive files, and to give them is not going to. In this case, OneDrive in Windows 10 can be considered as extra weight, which is necessary to get rid of. In this article you will learn how to do it.
OneDrive program is a standard part of Windows 10, so that you become the owner of it, even without their consent. Finding a new system tray icon in the form of a cloud, an experienced user clicks definitely on the right mouse button and select "Exit." However, this measure will not be sufficient, and the background processes for the operation of the service, there will still be running.
In that case, if you do not use now and in the future are not going to use OneDrive, you can completely remove the associated application from your computer. However, before we start, I want to draw your attention that this service is integrated into the system. In my case OneDrive removal went smoothly and without consequences, but it does not give a guarantee that there will be exactly the same from you.
Attention!
OneDrive is one of the Windows 10 system components. The editors and the author is not liable for any consequences that may occur if you delete the program.
1. Open a terminal window with administrator rights. To do this, right-click on the "Start" button and select the item "Command Prompt (Admin)" pop-up menu.
2. Unload from memory OneDrive following command:
taskkill / f / im OneDrive.exe
3. Enter the command uninstall program OneDrive. For 32-bit systems, it will be as follows:
% SystemRoot% \ System32 \ OneDriveSetup.exe / uninstall
A 64-bit - is this:
% SystemRoot% \ SysWOW64 \ OneDriveSetup.exe / uninstall
Then you will not see any dialog boxes or progress bars, removal is in silent mode. However, if you try to find and run the program OneDrive, it you do not get. At the same time the application folder with the files stored there will remain on your computer.
If in the future you change your mind and decide to use OneDrive, the return program in place there is no trouble. Open the "Explorer", type in the address bar,% SystemRoot% \ SysWOW64 \ and run the file in the destination directory OneDriveSetup.exe.
And you use the file service from Microsoft or prefer the competition? Why?