Windows 10: Persistent Performance Issues on Windows 11 with OneDrive and Google Drive at Startup

I am reaching out for assistance regarding an ongoing issue I've encountered on two of my Windows 11 computers. Both machines are relatively new purchased within the last year and exhibit the same problem, which does not occur on my older computers running the same Windows version.Issue Description:When OneDrive or Google Drive is set to run at startup, I experience significant operational issues within minutes. Those issues are for example:Outlook fails to receive new messages and freezes, displaying a server connection error.Internet browsers Edge, Chrome, Firefox either freeze or cannot

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Windows 10 - OneDrive

Anyone know how to remove "OneDrive - For Business" from the Explorer navigation panel? I've tried just about every registry modification, and windows policy for "Onedrive" but they only seem to work for the consumer product, not for onedrive for business.

The onedrive product alone is so damn annoying and continues to load itself upon startup, even when it's explicitly remove from startup. It continues to automatically load and unload itself from within the startup folder... while I'm actively watching it load itself into the startup folder.

 

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.

 

onedrive / google drive on Linux

Hi folks

1) Install rclone on Linux via your package manager - on arch / manjaro it's in the AUR (yay rclone)

2) follow these instructions after installing rclone (start at step 2 in the instructions !! skip step 1 -- install via your own package manager)

How To Mount OneDrive In Linux Using Rclone (Supports Business And Personal Accounts) - Linux Uprising Blog

After Web browser opens -- sign in and save as book mark

Then next time at boot or whenever to mount the one drive disk simply run this command as a normal user

rclone --vfs-cache-mode writes mount "onedrive": ~/OneDrive





Your OneDrive cloud disk will be mounted on onedrive in your Linux system - access just like Windows





And from the browser





Job done !!!


Cheers


jimbo