How to Enable or Disable OneDrive Integration in Windows 10
In Windows 10, you can easily save your files to OneDrive and get to them from any device, like your PC, tablet, or phone.
OneDrive is free online storage at OneDrive.com that comes with your Microsoft account. It’s like an extra hard drive that’s available from any of the devices you use. You no longer need to email files to yourself or carry around (and possibly lose) a USB flash drive. Instead, whether you’re on your laptop and working on a presentation, viewing photos from your last family vacation on your new tablet, or on your phone reviewing your shopping list, you can get to your files in OneDrive.
If you disable OneDrive integration:
- Users can’t open the OneDrive app.
- The OneDrive app will not run at startup for all users.
- Windows Store apps can’t access OneDrive using the WinRT API.
- OneDrive doesn’t appear in the navigation pane in File Explorer for all users.
- OneDrive files aren’t kept in sync with the cloud.
- Users can’t automatically upload photos and videos from the camera roll folder.
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable OneDrive integration to allow or prevent apps and features from working with files on OneDrive for all users in Windows 10.
You must be signed in as an administrator to be able enable or disable OneDrive integration.
This will not prevent users from being able to access files on their OneDrive online at OneDrive.com.
It is recommend to turn off OneDrive backup for any folders before disabling OneDrive integration.
Contents
- Option One: To Enable or Disable OneDrive Integration in Local Group Policy Editor
- Option Two: To Enable or Disable OneDrive Integration using a REG file
EXAMPLE: OneDrive integration disabled
The Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.
All editions can use Option Two below instead.
It is recommend to turn off OneDrive backup for any folders before disabling OneDrive integration.
1 Open the Local Group Policy Editor.
2 In the left pane, click/tap on to expand Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, and open OneDrive. (see screenshot below)
3 In the right pane OneDrive, double click/tap on Prevent the usage of OneDrive for file storage to edit the policy. (see screenshot above)
4 Do step 5 (enable) or step 6 (disable) below for what you would like to do.
A) Select (dot) Disabled or Not Configured, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below step 5A)
Not Configured is the default setting.
7 Close the Local Group Policy Editor.
8 Add or remove OneDrive from the navigation pane for what you want.
9 Sign out and sign in, or restart the computer to apply.
The downloadable .reg files below will add and modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\OneDrive
DisableFileSyncNGSC DWORD
0 or delete = enable
1 = disable
It is recommend to turn off OneDrive backup for any folders before disabling OneDrive integration.
1 Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you would like to do.
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Enable_OneDrive_Integration.reg
Download
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Disable_OneDrive_Integration.reg
Download
4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
7 Add or remove OneDrive from the navigation pane for what you want.
8 Sign out and sign in, or restart the computer to apply.
9 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn
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