How to turn off or disable OneDrive in windows 11?

Hiding OneDrive in File Explorer is a registry tweak that helps you hide the app in Windows 11 by removing its entry from the File Explorer sidebar.

how to turn off OneDrive from Windows 11

Step 1: Press the Win + R keys to open the Run dialog box.

Step 2: Type regedit and press Enter.

Step 3: If a User Account Control prompt appears, click Yes.

Step 4: In the Registry Editor, paste the following path into the address bar and press Enter:

Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}

Step 5: In the right pane, locate the

 System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree entry.

Step 6: Double-click the entry and change its value data from 1 to 0.

Step 7: Click OK to save the changes.

Finally, close the Registry Editor and restart your computer.

After restarting, the app will no longer appear in the File Explorer sidebar. This method allows you to how to turn off OneDrive from Windows 11 without uninstalling the app or stopping its background processes, resulting in a cleaner File Explorer interface.