Solved How do I prevent OneDrive from activating when setting up new laptop?

Winuser said:

Make it an option most people will miss and once you have them, Hit them in the wallet.

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Brink said:

Hello,

Usually, you'll see this screen below during Windows Setup. You'll have to click/tap on the small Only save files to this PC link instead of Next button to not sync with OneDrive.

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tbubah said:

Hi, well I just got a brand new HP laptop with Win11 and there was NO such prompt during setup with anything about OneDrive or where to save files.

I wound up here after I found Desktop, Downloads, Documents, etc folders located in C:\Users\username\OneDrive instead of just C:\Users\username. After reading here I was shocked that I'd missed the option while setting up, so I reset the PC and watched VERY carefully... NOPE! There was no page to uncheck "Only save files to this PC". Windows 11 setup must now be configured to enable syncing to OneDrive by default.

This is what I did, which seems to have restored normal Windows folder hierarchy:

OneDrive Settings:
Backup tab, Manage backup, it showed Desktop, Documents, Pictures all being backup, clicked Stop Backup on each
Office tab, unchecked Use Office applications to sync Office files that I open
Account tab, Choose Folders, screen says "Choose what you want to be available on your "OneDrive" folder", unchecked Make all files available
Settings tab, unchecked Start OneDrive automatically when I sign into windows

restarted PC

File Explorer, all Quick Access icons said "stored locally"; then checked properties of each one (Desktop, Downloads, Documents, Pictures, Music, Videos) and their locations were all C:\Users\username... WOOHOO!

restarted PC just in case

OneDrive Settings: Account tab, clicked Unlink This PC

restarted PC again just in case

Control Panel, Programs & Features, uninstalled OneDrive

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Brink said:

Hello, and welcome.

Yeah, unfortunately, OneDrive is turned on and used by default now when setting up a Microsoft account during Windows Setup.

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tbubah said:

Ahh, figured that... and for a while it's also been that you can't opt to use a local PC account during setup either - you HAVE to enter or create a Microsoft (online) account... though you can switch the PC to a local account after setup is completed (unless that's changed also).

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tbubah said:

Hi, well I just got a brand new HP laptop with Win11 and there was NO such prompt during setup with anything about OneDrive or where to save files.

I wound up here after I found Desktop, Downloads, Documents, etc folders located in C:\Users\username\OneDrive instead of just C:\Users\username. After reading here I was shocked that I'd missed the option while setting up, so I reset the PC and watched VERY carefully... NOPE! There was no page to uncheck "Only save files to this PC". Windows 11 setup must now be configured to enable syncing to OneDrive by default.

This is what I did, which seems to have restored normal Windows folder hierarchy:

OneDrive Settings:
Backup tab, Manage backup, it showed Desktop, Documents, Pictures all being backup, clicked Stop Backup on each
Office tab, unchecked Use Office applications to sync Office files that I open
Account tab, Choose Folders, screen says "Choose what you want to be available on your "OneDrive" folder", unchecked Make all files available
Settings tab, unchecked Start OneDrive automatically when I sign into windows

restarted PC

File Explorer, all Quick Access icons said "stored locally"; then checked properties of each one (Desktop, Downloads, Documents, Pictures, Music, Videos) and their locations were all C:\Users\username... WOOHOO!

restarted PC just in case

OneDrive Settings: Account tab, clicked Unlink This PC

restarted PC again just in case

Control Panel, Programs & Features, uninstalled OneDrive

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Haydon said:

I wonder if @Brink can turn the process in a tutorial?

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Haydon said:

@Brink The bits and pieces are certainly there, but what I meant was pulling it all together in a single script to make a new Windows computer as if OneDrive never existed on it.

To borrow a word from a previous poster, MS changes the 'minefield' every so often to virtually force install OneDrive on every new Windows computer.

Rather than navigating every change of the 'minefield', let MS install OneDrive on the new computer.

Then the single script exorcises OneDrive from the new computer

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Haydon said:

@Brink The bits and pieces are certainly there, but what I meant was pulling it all together in a single script to make a new Windows computer as if OneDrive never existed on it.

To borrow a word from a previous poster, MS changes the 'minefield' every so often to virtually force install OneDrive on every new Windows computer.

Rather than navigating every change of the 'minefield', let MS install OneDrive on the new computer.

Then the single script exorcises OneDrive from the new computer

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Edwin said:

I find it unbelievable the land mines you have to sidestep to not accept using MS services.
Gettin to be a dictatorship!

They ought to update the EULA to include: "If you don't use OneDrive, you can't use Windows"

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Haydon said:

@FreeBooter Can you post a flowchart and/or pseudocode of what your batch script does?

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(Net session >nul 2>&1)||(PowerShell start """%~0""" -verb RunAs & Exit /B)



:_CHOICE

Cls & Mode CON  LINES=20 COLS=50 & Color 0E & Title Created By FreeBooter
Echo.
Echo.
Echo.
Echo        1 - Enable OneDrive Integration 
Echo.       
Echo        2 - Disable OneDrive Integration
Echo.
Echo        3 - Remove OneDrive from Navigation Pane   
Echo.       
Echo        4 - Add OneDrive to Navigation Pane
Echo.
Echo        5 - Turn On OneDrive Run at Startup   
Echo.       
Echo        6 - Turn Off OneDrive Run at Startup
Echo.
Echo        7 - Uninstall OneDrive
Echo.
Set /p input=:^>

If Not %input%==1 (Goto :_A) Else (Goto :_Enable)

:_A
If Not %input%==2  (Goto :_B) Else (Goto :_Disable)

:_B
If Not %input%==3  (Goto :_C) Else (Goto :_Remove)

:_C
If Not %input%==4  (Goto :_D) Else (Goto :_RegRestore)

:_D
If Not %input%==5  (Goto :_E) Else (Goto :_EnableRun)

:_E
If Not %input%==6  (Goto :_F) Else (Goto :_DisableRun)

:_F
If Not %input%==7  (:_CHOICE) Else (Goto :_Uninstall)




:_Disable

Reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\OneDrive" /v "DisableFileSyncNGSC" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f


Goto :Restart



:_Enable

Reg.exe delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\OneDrive" /v "DisableFileSyncNGSC" /f

Goto :Restart


:_Remove

Reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}" /v "System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
Reg.exe delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}" /f

Goto :Restart


Cls & Mode CON  LINES=11 COLS=60 & Color 0E & Title Created By FreeBooter
Echo.
Echo.
Echo.
Echo.
Echo            Removing OneDrive from Navigation Pane 
Echo.
Echo.
Echo.
Ping -n 6 localhost >Nul
Goto :Restart


:_RegRestore

Reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}" /v "System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "OneDrive - Personal" /f



Cls & Mode CON  LINES=11 COLS=60 & Color 0E & Title Created By FreeBooter
Echo.
Echo.
Echo.
Echo.
Echo            Adding OneDrive from Navigation Pane 
Echo.
Echo.
Echo.
Ping -n 6 localhost >Nul
Goto :Restart



:_EnableRun

Reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "OneDrive" /t REG_SZ /d "\"C:\Program Files\Microsoft OneDrive\OneDrive.exe\" /background" /f

Goto :Restart


:_DisableRun

Reg.exe delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "OneDrive" /f

Goto :Restart

:_Uninstall

IF DEFINED ProgramFiles(x86) (%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\OneDriveSetup.exe /uninstall) Else (%SystemRoot%\System32\OneDriveSetup.exe /uninstall)

Exit



:Restart
Cls
echo.
echo.
echo You will need to restart the PC.
echo.
CHOICE /C:YN /M "Do you want to restart the PC now?"
IF ERRORLEVEL 2 goto :_CHOICE
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 goto yes

:yes
shutdown /r /f /t 00

FreeBooter said:

1 - Enable OneDrive Integration

2 - Disable OneDrive Integration

3 - Remove OneDrive from Navigation Pane

4 - Add OneDrive to Navigation Pane

5 - Turn On OneDrive Run at Startup

6 - Turn Off OneDrive Run at Startup

7 - Uninstall OneDrive

Code:

(Net session >nul 2>&1)||(PowerShell start """%~0""" -verb RunAs & Exit /B)



:_CHOICE

Cls & Mode CON  LINES=20 COLS=50 & Color 0E & Title Created By FreeBooter
Echo.
Echo.
Echo.
Echo        1 - Enable OneDrive Integration
Echo.      
Echo        2 - Disable OneDrive Integration
Echo.
Echo        3 - Remove OneDrive from Navigation Pane  
Echo.      
Echo        4 - Add OneDrive to Navigation Pane
Echo.
Echo        5 - Turn On OneDrive Run at Startup  
Echo.      
Echo        6 - Turn Off OneDrive Run at Startup
Echo.
Echo        7 - Uninstall OneDrive
Echo.
Set /p input=:^>

If Not %input%==1 (Goto :_A) Else (Goto :_Enable)

:_A
If Not %input%==2  (Goto :_B) Else (Goto :_Disable)

:_B
If Not %input%==3  (Goto :_C) Else (Goto :_Remove)

:_C
If Not %input%==4  (Goto :_D) Else (Goto :_RegRestore)

:_D
If Not %input%==5  (Goto :_E) Else (Goto :_EnableRun)

:_E
If Not %input%==6  (Goto :_F) Else (Goto :_DisableRun)

:_F
If Not %input%==7  (:_CHOICE) Else (Goto :_Uninstall)




:_Disable

Reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\OneDrive" /v "DisableFileSyncNGSC" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f


Goto :Restart



:_Enable

Reg.exe delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\OneDrive" /v "DisableFileSyncNGSC" /f

Goto :Restart


:_Remove

Reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}" /v "System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
Reg.exe delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}" /f

Goto :Restart


Cls & Mode CON  LINES=11 COLS=60 & Color 0E & Title Created By FreeBooter
Echo.
Echo.
Echo.
Echo.
Echo            Removing OneDrive from Navigation Pane
Echo.
Echo.
Echo.
Ping -n 6 localhost >Nul
Goto :Restart


:_RegRestore

Reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}" /v "System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "OneDrive - Personal" /f



Cls & Mode CON  LINES=11 COLS=60 & Color 0E & Title Created By FreeBooter
Echo.
Echo.
Echo.
Echo.
Echo            Adding OneDrive from Navigation Pane
Echo.
Echo.
Echo.
Ping -n 6 localhost >Nul
Goto :Restart



:_EnableRun

Reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "OneDrive" /t REG_SZ /d "\"C:\Program Files\Microsoft OneDrive\OneDrive.exe\" /background" /f

Goto :Restart


:_DisableRun

Reg.exe delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "OneDrive" /f

Goto :Restart

:_Uninstall

IF DEFINED ProgramFiles(x86) (%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\OneDriveSetup.exe /uninstall) Else (%SystemRoot%\System32\OneDriveSetup.exe /uninstall)

Exit



:Restart
Cls
echo.
echo.
echo You will need to restart the PC.
echo.
CHOICE /C:YN /M "Do you want to restart the PC now?"
IF ERRORLEVEL 2 goto :_CHOICE
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 goto yes

:yes
shutdown /r /f /t 00

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Edwin said:

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TraderGary said:

Nicely annotated @Edwin
What software did you use to do this?

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Haydon said:

This is IMHO a collection of scripts to deal with the various manifestations of OneDrive, not unlike the collection of tutorials that Brink has. It is not the single script that eliminates OneDrive as if it never existed on a new computer.

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FreeBooter said:

I think you did not understand when i said maybe this script OP looking for, i never said this is the script.

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Haydon said:

In your previous post #30, you responded to me, not to the OP.

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Brink said:

Luckily, you can set up a local account using step 21 below during Windows Setup.

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