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How to Hide or Disable SkyDrive / OneDrive in Windows 8.1

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How to Hide or Disable SkyDrive / OneDrive in Windows 8.1

Note: Local Group Policy is only available in the Pro version of Windows 8.1

On your keyboard hit Windows Key + R to open the Run dialog and type: gpedit.msc and hit Enter to open Local Group Policy Editor.

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Next navigate to Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\SkyDrive. In the right panel, double click Prevent the usage of SkyDrive for File Storage.

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In the next screen select Enabled and click OK to save the setting and close out of Group Policy.

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Update: As you probably know, SkyDrive is officially being renamed to OneDrive. So if you’re reading this aFter the change, instead of looking for SkyDrive, Locate OneDrive — it’s in the same section.

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Source: Gpost

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