Windows 10: Disable "Personal" OneDrive on Windows 11

Hi,I recently 'upgraded' my computer to Windows 11 with a fresh install. So far it's been mixed, however I have a specific issue with OneDrive on Windows 11 I did not have ever on Windows 10. I use OneDrive for work and have it signed in to my work account. I do not use OneDrive with my personal Microsoft Account, which is the account I use to sign in to Windows and never will I even had to do some registry tweaks just to move my Documents, Pictures, etc. out of OneDrive by default. The main issue I have is that on startup, I have two instances of OneDrive. One for my work account, which I w

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OneDrive Personal Vault corrupt on Windows 11 Error Code: 0x8004100e

Hi Javier

I already did that. A couple of times. Most recently, as follow-on steps to your recommendation to delete my Personal Vault permanantly:

1. Followed your steps to permanently delete Personal Vault on OneDrive web
   
2. On my laptop:
   
   1. Disabled OneDrive backups
      
   2. Unlink this PC
      
   3. Uninstalled OneDrive application
      
   4. Deleted OneDrive folder
      
   5. Rebooted
      
   6. Reinstalled OneDrive
      
   7. Logged back in and retried Personal Vault - same error
      

 

OneDrive personal vault deleted

Hello, :alien:

In addition, check to make sure the Personal Vault is still enabled and set up for your OneDrive like below.

Enable or Disable OneDrive Personal Vault Tutorial | Windows 11 Forum

Set up OneDrive Personal Vault in Windows 11 and Windows 10 Tutorial | Windows 11 Forum

 

Windows 10 - OneDrive

Right click on the app and one of the properties has an option to not automatically start it. Uncheck, restart the computer, and it should stop. If you want to go another step further, find the OneDrive app in the start menu, right click on it and uninstall.

If that is still insufficient, there is a batch uninstaller for OneDrive available online. I can copy the code here if you need it.