sanitation@lemmy.today to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 hours agoMicrosoft never learns, IT admins rage as a new OneDrive app invades Windows 11 and keeps coming back when you remove itwww.windowslatest.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1174cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1174external-linkMicrosoft never learns, IT admins rage as a new OneDrive app invades Windows 11 and keeps coming back when you remove itwww.windowslatest.comsanitation@lemmy.today to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 hours agomessage-square21fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareHal-5700X@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·17 hours agoHow to turn off OneDrive with Group Policy. Press Windows + R, type gpedit.msc, and press Enter. Navigate to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > OneDrive. Save documents to OneDrive by default: Disabled Prevent OneDrive from generating network traffic until the user signs in to OneDrive: Enabled Prevent the usage of OneDrive for file storage: Enabled The last setting disables OneDrive on your system; make sure to change it to Disabled if you use OneDrive. Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
minus-squareToga77@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·15 hours agoJust give Linux a shot. Why keep using a shit system brought to you by a company in bed with fascists?
minus-squareℍ𝕖𝕝𝕚0𝕤@social.ggbox.frlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·16 hours agoIf I may suggest, there is another way to remove OneDrive, and it can also remove Edge, Teams, Copilot, Recall, or any unwanted bloat from Microsoft. This is a permanent solution and it doesn’t even require to fiddle with the registry editor. This ultimate Windows debloat utility comes in the form of a free and open-source operating system called GNU/Linux. Learn more at https://www.debian.org/ and https://fedoraproject.org/ Jokes aside, thanks for your service for those that can’t or won’t use an operating system that respects their choices.
minus-squarebizarroland@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·15 hours agoI mean, honestly, just try dual-booting a Linux. It’s super easy, it’s a fun little 45 minute project, and absolute worst case, you can undo everything without messing up your Windows install.
How to turn off OneDrive with Group Policy.
Press Windows + R, type gpedit.msc, and press Enter. Navigate to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > OneDrive.
The last setting disables OneDrive on your system; make sure to change it to Disabled if you use OneDrive.
Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
Just give Linux a shot.
Why keep using a shit system brought to you by a company in bed with fascists?
If I may suggest, there is another way to remove OneDrive, and it can also remove Edge, Teams, Copilot, Recall, or any unwanted bloat from Microsoft. This is a permanent solution and it doesn’t even require to fiddle with the registry editor.
This ultimate Windows debloat utility comes in the form of a free and open-source operating system called GNU/Linux. Learn more at https://www.debian.org/ and https://fedoraproject.org/
Jokes aside, thanks for your service for those that can’t or won’t use an operating system that respects their choices.
I mean, honestly, just try dual-booting a Linux.
It’s super easy, it’s a fun little 45 minute project, and absolute worst case, you can undo everything without messing up your Windows install.