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Windows 10 tip: Shut down OneDrive completely In Windows 10, OneDrive is built in. The connections are so tight, in fact, that OneDrive has its own node in File Explorer, with no obvious way to remove it. But the options to disconnect OneDrive are there if you know where to look. Here are full instructions. [image: Description: Ed Bott] <http://www.zdnet.com/meet-the-team/us/ed-bott/> By Ed Bott <http://www.zdnet.com/meet-the-team/us/ed-bott/> for The Ed Bott Report <http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/> | August 24, 2016 -- 11:17 GMT (04:17 PDT) | Topic: SMBs <http://www.zdnet.com/topic/smbs/> [image: Description: Avast logo] This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> "" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" style="border: 0px currentColor; border-image: none; vertical-align: bottom;" frameborder="0" height="1000" width="1600"> - 19 <http://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-tip-shut-down-onedrive-completely/?ftag=TRE17cfd61&bhid=23950852109630841956255313830569#comments-4f23090f-9fe2-4a82-95db-db613c23f635> - 0 - 20 - - - [image: Description: shut-down-onedrive.jpg] Yes, you can disconnect OneDrive from Windows 10. Click to enlarge Windows 10 and OneDrive are sewn together tightly. So tightly, in fact, that OneDrive gets its own node in File Explorer, and the OneDrive sync client runs automatically at startup. You don't have to use OneDrive's cloud storage. Maybe you prefer a cloud service from another provider, or perhaps you're philosophically opposed to storing files in the cloud. Regardless of the reason, if you don't want to use OneDrive, you are free to ignore it. When the sync client pops up asking you to sign in, just click Cancel. You can then change the OneDrive settings so that it doesn't run automatically at startup. That option does, however, leave the OneDrive icon in the navigation pane of File Explorer. To make it disappear, you need to make a simple registry edit. In Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise, you can use Group Policy to make this change. Open Local Group Policy Editor (Gpedit.msc) and go to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > OneDrive. Double-click the policy Prevent The Usage Of OneDrive For File Storage and set it to Enabled. After you restart your PC, you'll find that the OneDrive icon is no longer in the navigation pane and the sync client no longer runs. On devices running Windows 10 Home, where Group Policy isn't available, you have to edit the registry manually. Using Registry Editor, navigate to HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\OneDrive. (If that key doesn't exist, you need to create it). Add a new DWORD value, DisableFileSyncNGSC, and set it to 1. Restart the PC to make the policy setting effective. Note that this change applies to every user of the selected device. If you previously synced files to OneDrive, they remain in the local OneDrive folder but are no longer linked to their cloud counterparts. *Previous tip: Turn off Cortana completely <http://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-tip-turn-off-cortana-completely/>* ------------------------------ [image: Avast logo] <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> __._,_.___ ------------------------------ Posted by: "Beowulf" <[email protected]> ------------------------------ Visit Your Group <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmZHQyMXU0BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0NzIwODI5NTc-> [image: Yahoo! Groups] <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJlcTUzcWpkBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTQ3MjA4Mjk1OA--> • Privacy <https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> • Unsubscribe <[email protected]?subject=Unsubscribe> • Terms of Use <https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> __,_._,___ -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
