Remove Skydrive from the System: How to Remove Skydrive

Understanding How to remove SkyDrive requires more than a headline. The overview below breaks down the key facts, changes, and user impact.

If you don't like using the SkyDrive service, you can apply the following procedure to remove it.

Recent online drives have always generated a lot of interest from Internet users, including Microsoft's SkyDrive and it's built into Windows 8, Windows 8.1, but not everyone likes and uses. This service.

If you are among those users and feel uncomfortable when the SkyDrive service is still available on your operating system, the tips related to the Group Policy Editor or Registry Editor can completely remove this service. Out of my system.

Use Group Policy Editor

With this related tip, you can completely remove the SkyDrive service from your system including integrated services, Modern UI applications, or synchronized folders.

First, access the Group Policy Editor by typing gpedit. Msc into the Run window (Windows + R), then press Enter.

Under Local Computer Polic y, navigate to Computer Configuration Administrative TemplatesWindows ComponentsSkyDrive, double-click the Prevent the usage of SkyDrive for file storage in the right pane.

Change the setting status to Enable, press OK to save the setting.

The change will take effect immediately and you will see the SkyDrive Explorer icon disappear immediately.

Use Registry Editor

If you simply want to remove SkyDrive from the File Explorer window, you only need to do some editing of the Registry. Proceed as follows:

Enter regedit in the Run window, press Enter to execute.

You then need to find HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT CLSID {8E74D236-7F35-4720-B138-1FED0B85EA75} ShellFolder.

Double click on Attribute and change its value to 0.

If you ever want to restore to use SkyDrive, you can do so by disabling the settings in the Group Policy Editor, or editing the Registry keys again.