There's a lot of cloud storage services available like Dropbox, Google Drive, etc. It is common that you might be utilising any kind of your preferred cloud storage service that isn't OneDrive. In those cases, having OneDrive software placed on your system isn't that useful. So, why not uninstall OneDrive from Windows 10?

The thing is, in comparison with Google Drive, OneDrive only provides you with 5GB of free storage and there's no method to increase the storage capacity of free. Add to that, OneDrive occupies space in your File Explorer's left sidebar's 3D folder along with other library folders. Whenever you click on it, you will be prompted to register with your Microsoft account.

To put it simply, if you're not using OneDrive, it is better to uninstall it. When you uninstall OneDrive, it will remove itself from the start-up items too. Without further ado, let me demonstrate to uninstall OneDrive on Windows 10.

Unlike OneDrive (Optional)

If you've signed into OneDrive on your system, it is better to first unlink your device with OneDrive. Unlinking removes your device from OneDrive list. However, you can easily link your device again by simply signing into OneDrive fitted 10 machine. It is not necessary to unlink but it's recommended. To unlink OneDrive stick to the below steps.

Right-click on the OneDrive icon in the taskbar.
select the "Settings" option.
Visit the "Account" tab.
Click the "Unlink this PC" under OneDrive section.

That's all. If you see a confirmation window or prompt, accept it. Now, you can go to uninstall OneDrive.

Uninstall OneDrive from Settings App

As with every other app, you can easily uninstall OneDrive on Windows 10 while using Settings app. This is the simplest way to uninstall OneDrive from Windows 10.

Press Win + I to spread out the Settings app.
Visit "Apps -> Apps and Features" page.
Around the right-panel, find "Microsoft OneDrive" and click on it.
Click on the "Uninstall" button.
Again, click on the "Uninstall" button.
Restart your pc.

That is it. After rebooting, providing see OneDrive. It will also be taken off the File Explorer. In the future, it is simple to reinstall OneDrive, if you wish to.

Uninstall OneDrive from Command Prompt

When the above method did not work with some reason or if you prefer to make use of the command prompt to obtain the task finished. You can easily remove OneDrive in the command prompt or PowerShell.

Note: I'm showing this in command prompt however the same commands will work in PowerShell.

Search for "cmd" or "PowerShell in the start menu.

Right-click onto it and select "Run as administrator."

First, steer clear of the OneDrive process if it's running while using below command.
taskkill /f /im OneDrive.exe

Next, execute the following command to uninstall OneDrive depending on your system architecture.
64-bit users
%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\OneDriveSetup.exe /uninstall
32-bit users
%SystemRoot%\System32\OneDriveSetup.exe /uninstall
Reboot Windows.

When you execute the command in step 4, you will not see any response. That is normal. Just reboot your system and OneDrive will be no more. In the future, it is simple to reinstall OneDrive, if you want to.

That is all. It's that easy to get rid of OneDrive from Windows 10. Comment below should you face any problems and have questions.