Onedrive Disable Issues

Multiple Issues with OneDrive

Use whats approperiate for the system in question

Shell Folder Locations

Should OneDrive take over your system and leave trace bad folder locations pointing back to oneDrive

• Folder Locations can be Found At :
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User\Shell\Folders

OneDrive Personal Issues

• Disable Personal OneDrive
  • reg add HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\OneDrive /v DisablePersonalSync /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

• Disable One Drive Backup Prompting
  • reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\OneDrive /v KFMBlockOptIn /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

If you want to disable the connected service, you can block sign in with Registry Editor. But in this way, you are not able to sign in with any accounts. If you still want to do that, please follow the steps below:

    Go to your Registry Editor
    Go to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\Internet\UseOnlineContent
    Set the value to 0.

Important: This page contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view How to back up and restore the registry in Windows. Modifying Registry incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry can be solved. Modify Registry at your own risk.

Turn On/Off Suggestions

On :
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SmartActionPlatform\SmartClipboard]
"Disabled"=dword:00000000

reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SmartActionPlatform\SmartClipboard" /v "Disabled"  /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f

Off: 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SmartActionPlatform\SmartClipboard]
"Disabled"=dword:00000000

reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SmartActionPlatform\SmartClipboard" /v "Disabled"  /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f

Disable One Drive Prompt for Backup in Explorer : 

    Open RegEdit
    Go to HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StorageProvider\OneDrive
    Remove or rename the key StorageProviderKnownFolderSyncInfoSourceFactory
    Restart Windows Explorer

Remove Onedrive from Quick Access ?

Method 1: Disable OneDrive Integration

    Press Win + R: This will open the Run dialog.
    Type "gpedit.msc" and press Enter: This will open the Group Policy Editor.
    Navigate to "Computer Configuration" > "Administrative Templates" > "Windows Components" > "OneDrive".
    Find the policy called "Prevent the usage of OneDrive for file storage".
    Double-click on the policy to open its properties.
    Select "Enabled" to disable OneDrive integration.
    Click "Apply" and then "OK".

Method 2: Modify the Windows Registry

    Press Win + R to open the Run dialog.
    Type "regedit" and press Enter to open the Windows Registry Editor.
    Navigate to "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}".
    Right-click on this key and choose "Export". Save it to your computer as a backup.
    Delete the key (folder) "{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}".
    Restart your computer.