Windows 10: Cannot Remove OneDrive from Desktop

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Running dir /s /o %userprofile%\desktop comes up with a list of the files inside various folders within my desktop, but not all of them, and nothing related to OneDrive. It's just a list of various images and Photoshop documents and such inside of one of my folders that I use for work.

 

Only conclusion I can come to after that is it's a phantom image of something. If it doesn't show any reference at all. Try a kilo of C4. *Smile

 

Probably a long shot ... I wonder if it could be the OneDrive Icon Overlay entries that got left in the registry. There are a few of them (OneDrive1,OneDrive2,etc) and I would export them, before deleting them.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ShellIconOverlayIdentifiers

 

In that section of the registry editor, I have:

(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)

and a folder of EnhancedStorageShell which houses:

(Default) REG_SZ {D9144DCD-E998-4ECA-AB6A-DCD83CCBA16D}

 

I don't know, but maybe try to delete it with eraser? Or Revo uninstaller.

 

Go to explorer and navigate here

C:\Users\<your login name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

Right click and delete.

Edit: you will need to show hidden folders first.

Your posted images show OneDrive on the Start Menu, not the Desktop.

 

If you have win 10 home you're "not supposed to not use onedrive" unless tweaking keys that will
possibly be restored when you update, namely you have to screw up a bit how the system is supposed to
work to disable onedrive.
My advice is to use win 10 pro, disable onedrive and do not uninstall the program, in my experience this is how
all onedrive icons and folder disappear and pc works well.

hope this help

 

Simplest thing is to ENABLE onedrive and set it so no folders are syncing. That way it is basically dormant.

It is even easier now you can have "files on demand" in Insider versions (effectively placeholders).

I have uploaded files to one drive, and I can see them from Windows, and access them on demand, but no longer have to maintain sync folders, with resources being used.

 

You may create a new local admin user account and see if issue still exists.

 

I'm having the same problem.

Did you ever figure out how to remove this?

 

Nope, nothing's gotten this to work. It still shows up exactly the same in all the same places as before, sadly *Sad

 

Yeah, same here. Gave up on it.

 

Just to say that if removing OneDrive by any method you should first click the Onedrive system tray icon and dig about in Onedrive settings to find the "start with windows" setting and disable it. Reboot - then remove OneDrive. Much better to remove it when it is not actually running.

Turn On or Off Run OneDrive at Startup in Windows 10 Apps Features Tutorials

 

Thanks alot man worked perfectly the problem is Creators Updates on either one of them


@Brink your Reg key works perfect as well but for creators this key also needs modified to 0 then it goes away from explorer completely

If 64-bit Windows 10, you may also need to modify the setting for System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree to 0 at the following registry location:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6

Add or Remove OneDrive from Navigation Pane in Windows 10 General Tips Tutorials



Thanks guys
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As long as you dont try to uninstall it as far a I can tell the below method or any of Brinks scripts work perfectly + the extra key value below removes it from explorer perm.

It is now showing nowhere for me finally I am on Fall Creators