Subj : Fed up with OneDrive in Windows 11? Microsoft clarifies that you To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Mon Mar 11 2024 14:15:06 Fed up with OneDrive in Windows 11? Microsoft clarifies that you can easily remove the cloud storage app Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 14:09:30 +0000 Description: Thought you couldnt get rid of OneDrive from Windows 11? Well, you can, even if Microsoft didnt make that clear before. FULL STORY ====================================================================== Windows 11 users can uninstall OneDrive in case you werent aware of that and Microsoft has made this clearer with a change to a support document. Neowin picked up on this alteration Microsoft made to its guide on how to Turn off, disable, or uninstall OneDrive which is part of its library of troubleshooting support documentation. Now, as Neowin informs us, previously this document did not mention Windows 11 it only referred to Windows 10. And that might have given some users the impression that it was only possible to remove OneDrive on Windows 10, and not Windows 11. This isnt the case, of course, and you can unhook OneDrive from Windows 11 , removing it completely, just as you can with Windows 10. By mentioning both operating systems, Microsoft is now making it clear that this is the case. Microsoft has also fleshed out this support document with further instructions on how to stop syncing OneDrive and other details relating to its cloud storage service . Oddly, though, another support document on how to Turn off OneDrive in Windows still only mentions Windows 10, and not Windows 11. However, it might be the case that Microsoft is in the process of updating this sprawling library of content, and just hasnt reached that page yet. Analysis: Removing OneDrive is a cinch This is useful confirmation to get from Microsoft, as it was easy enough to make negative assumptions about hidden agendas here when in truth the likelihood is the software giant just hadnt got round to updating the support info (and still hasnt with some articles, as we just noted). Although Neowin also points out, its possible that this updating process has been prompted by Microsoft now having to comply with new European regulations (the Digital Markets Act ). If you havent popped over to view the links to the support info, you may be wondering what the process for uninstalling OneDrive from either Windows 10 or Windows 11 is. Fortunately, its simple: just go to Add or remove programs (type that in the search box on the taskbar, then click on it), scroll down the list of apps to find Microsoft OneDrive (its under M and not O just to clarify), and then select Uninstall. This doesnt mean that youre completely nuking your OneDrive account, in case theres any doubt. All your files will still be in OneDrive when you visit the site on the web (or from another, say mobile, app), just as normal all you are doing is removing the app from Windows 11, and this way of accessing your files on your Windows PC (and any syncing or related features therein). Some of the confusion about not being able to uninstall OneDrive in Windows 11 at all may have sprung from the fact that it wasnt possible to remove the cloud storage app from Windows 8.1. You might also like... Windows 11 is losing Mail and Calendar apps - so you'll have to use Outlook You can now run Windows 11 seamlessly on Apple silicon Macs Dont make these 5 big mistakes when using Windows 11 ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/fed-up-with-onedrive-in-windows-11 -microsoft-clarifies-that-you-can-easily-remove-the-cloud-storage-app --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .