There is a way using which OneDrive can be uninstalled completely from the system. This policy settings prevents apps and features from working with files on OneDrive. Double click to open it and then enable the policy. On the right pane, you will get a policy name Prevent the usage of OneDrive for file storage. When the window opens up, navigate to Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> OneDrive. You will have to be logged in as administrator to edit the policies. Open Windows’ Run box and execute the GPedit.msc command to open Windows Group Policy Editor. Disabling One Drive on Completely on Windows 10 So if you would like to disable it completely, it can be done using the Windows Group Policy Editor (not available for Windows Home users). But this will not disable other programs like Cortana, Windows Store from accessing the files on the OneDrive. So this was the easiest way to get rid of OneDrive.
Finally, uncheck the option to Start OneDrive automatically when I sign in to Windows. Having done that, you can open the OneDrive settings from the icon from the system tray and click on Unlink OneDrive. You will not see the OneDrive icon in the left hand tree of explorer. Once you execute the desired registry file, restart Windows Explorer.
As the location for 32 bit and 64 bit is different, we will have to use separate files for them. This time however, instead of showing you how to configure the registry settings manually, you can download the files that can be directly imported to fix the issue. If you just want to remove the OneDrive icon from the Windows Explorer, there’s an easy registry fix for that.
Removing OneDrive from Windows 10 Explorer
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