Cloud storages have been on the rise for a while. Google Drive and Dropbox are clearly leading the race with other cloud platforms not far behind. In this race, Microsoft also built its own OneDrive platform. In an attempt to promote OneDrive, Microsoft ships Windows 10 with OneDrive pre-installed. However, most users, myself included, prefer other cloud solutions. The problem is that Microsoft restricts the user from uninstalling OneDrive from their system. OneDrive itself is a memory demanding software that uses a lot of system resources as well as network data and is completely unnecessary for any user who doesn’t want to use it. If you are one such user wondering how to disable or remove OneDrive from their system, read on as we tell you. How to remove OneDrive from Windows 10:
Uninstall OneDrive from Windows 10 Using Command Prompt
- Open Command Prompt With Admin Privileges. To do this, right-click on the command prompt option and “Run as administrator”.
- When the Command Prompt window opens, enter the following command To close running instances of OneDrive.
taskkill /f /im OneDrive.exe
- Later on, type the following command and press Enter to perform silent removal of OneDrive from your system.
if you are using 32-bit Windows 10 system, then type
%SystemRoot%\System32\OneDriveSetup.exe /uninstall
or if you are using 64 bit Windows 10 system, then type
%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\OneDriveSetup.exe /uninstall
Note that since it’s a silent uninstall, you won’t see a confirmation dialog or progress bar, but OneDrive will be removed from your Windows 10 PC.
Officially Uninstall OneDrive in Windows 10 Creators Edition
Microsoft understood the error of forcibly imposing OneDrive on its users. with the launch Windows 10 Creators Update 1703 (Build Number 14986)Microsoft OneDrive Can be used as a standalone applicationcan be easily uninstalled from the Control Panel. To do this, follow these steps:
- Open Control Panel and choose “Programs” to open the list of programs installed on your system.
- Scroll down and Select “Microsoft OneDrive” from the list. Then click on “Remove” Press the button on the ribbon bar to remove the software from your system.
Delete OneDrive Remains in Windows 10
Even after the OneDrive app is uninstalled, its folder and registry entries remain on your computer. Therefore, you can remove them by entering the following commands in the command prompt window.
- Open Command Prompt With Admin Privileges.
- Type the commands below To delete all OneDrive related folders and their contents:
rd "%UserProfile%\OneDrive" /Q /S rd "%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\OneDrive" /Q /S rd "%ProgramData%\Microsoft OneDrive" /Q /S rd "C:\OneDriveTemp" /Q /S
- Next, type the following commands To remove OneDrive from File Explorer Folder Tree Registry Key:
REG Delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}" /f
REG Delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}" /f
Restore OneDrive to Your PC
If you change your mind and want to reinstall Microsoft OneDrive on your system, you can do so easily. To do this, follow these steps:
- Enter the path below In File Explorer:
%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\
- Once there, simply Run OneDriveSetup.exe Program to easily install Microsoft OneDrive on your system.
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Easily Remove OneDrive from Your Windows 10 Computer
While Microsoft OneDrive is a great cloud storage option, you might prefer something else. Whatever your reasons, you can now easily remove OneDrive from Windows 10 and if you don’t want to remove it completely, you can disable OneDrive in Windows 10. So, what are your reasons for removing OneDrive from Windows 10? Let us know what you think about OneDrive on Windows 10 in the comments section below.
