I need to have onedrive removed

Question

How to remove onedrive from windows 11. I cannot install office 24 as onedrive is part of desktop address!

Answer 1

Hi,

Onedrive should not interfere with Office installation.

These steps would help you:

1. Unlink OneDrive:
   • Click the OneDrive cloud icon in the taskbar.
   • Select "Help & Settings" (gear icon) and choose "Settings."
   • Go to the "Account" tab and click "Unlink this PC."
   • Confirm by selecting "Unlink account"125.
2. Uninstall OneDrive:
   • Open the Settings app by pressing Win + I.
   • Navigate to Apps > Installed apps (or Apps & Features on older versions).
   • Locate "Microsoft OneDrive" in the list, click the three dots (or right-click), and select "Uninstall."
   • Confirm the uninstallation.

Answer 2

Hello,

Try the Option 1 here:

https://www.kapilarya.com/how-to-uninstall-and-reinstall-onedrive-in-windows-11#option-1-uninstall-onedrive

Let us know if this helps!

Note: Included link in this reply refers to blog by a trusted Microsoft MVP.

Answer 3

Hello,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Q&A.

Based on the description, I understand your question is related to onedrive.

I understand that you need to remove OneDrive from your Windows 11 system. Here are the steps to completely remove OneDrive:

Click on the OneDrive cloud icon in your notification area.

Select Help & Settings > Settings.

Go to the Account tab and select Unlink this PC.

Open Settings > Apps > Apps & features.

Find Microsoft OneDrive in the list, click on it, and select Uninstall.

Navigate to your User folder (usually C:\Users[YourUsername]).

Find the OneDrive folder and delete it. Make sure to move any important files elsewhere before doing this.

Open File Explorer and go to C:\Program Files.

Delete the OneDrive folder if it’s still there.

Open Registry Editor by typing regedit in the search bar.

Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\OneDrive.

Delete the OneDrive folder.

Have a nice day.

Best Regards,

Molly

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