How to easily remove OneDrive

OneDrive is a storage service that is automatically installed with Windows. However, if you do not want to use this service, there is a possibility that you remove OneDrive. With an uninstallation, OneDrive disappears from your PC and also no longer shows up as default storage in file dialogs.

Remove OneDrive: these options are available

To remove all traces of OneDrive from your computer, the first thing to do is to remove the shortcut. To do this, click on the OneDrive cloud icon in the bar and select the gear icon and then "Settings". Go to "Account" and then to "Unlink this PC". Confirm this by clicking on "Unlink". Then you can hide the program and then uninstall it.

1. To do this, click the icon in the taskbar again and open the settings.
2. Now deactivate all options under "General". Under "Save automatically" select the item "Only this PC" for "Documents and images".
3. Followed by deactivate under "Account" > "Select folder" also all points.
4. After that, open the "File Explorer" with a right click on OneDrive. Select "Properties" > "General" and check the box "Hidden". Exit OneDrive to then perform the uninstallation.
5. To do this, right-click on the Start button and then select "Apps and Features off". Use the search box and enter the name of the program you want to uninstall. In your case, this is "Onedrive".
6. Mark the search result by clicking on the corresponding field. Immediately below, a new dialog box opens where you select "Uninstall" and confirm the query again.