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Brass Contributor

Mar 03, 2017

Disable Onedrive for specific users

Hello, Is there ability either in the Portal or via Powershell where I can disable OneDrive4B without disabling other Sharepoint sites? thx

files

limits

OneDrive for Business

mustafiz salam sajib

Copper Contributor

If, You mean you have list of user or all and you want change their license options (Plans)? For example, if you want to disable "Sites" you need to disable license option - "Sharepoint (Plan 1)" etc.

Example on PowerShell

(ctreate variable for license options)

$myO365SkuOption = New-MsolLicenseOptions -AccountSkuId <tenant>:ENTERPRISEPACK `
-DisabledPlans SHAREPOINTWAC

(set this option to user)

Set-MsolUserLicense -UserPrincipalName user1@tenant.onmicrosoft.com `
 -LicenseOptions $myO365SkuOption

Or you can do it from GUI Admin center (User list menu)

jcgonzalezmartin

MVP

Mar 04, 2017

Mustafiz is correct, these are the two approaches you have to selectively disable OneDrive for specific users. Easies way is by means of the license controls you have in the Administration Portal...right one, through PowerShell

Dean_Gross
Silver Contributor
Mar 06, 2017
To expand on this answer, there is new functionality for assigning licenses using Groups in Azure AD, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/active-directory-licensing-group-assignment-azure-portal
- Robert Lien
  Brass Contributor
  Mar 07, 2017
  Good point, but not aware that Azure allows for assigning ONLY OneDrive4B without SharePoint. Since that is in the same license, I am having to have to keep OneDrive since I need SharePoint. thx.
  - Dean_Gross
    Silver Contributor
    Mar 07, 2017
    I agree with you and reminded me that the License assignment options seem to be incomplete because it is possible to buy standalone ODfB plans, but there does not seem to be anyway (in PowerShell or Azure AD) to assign a comparable license,