Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2019 December 11

= December 11 =

Microsoft Windows 10 latest update
Last night, Windows 10 told me it needed to update itself. I gave in and now that I try to use it again it contains several new problems that come up at uncalled-for moments.

One of them is that something tries to start OneDrive, which I'm not using. To be exact, the message is

When I then acknowledge this (“OK”, which presumably means “retry” here, is the only option it gives me, but the same happens when I click the x button in the top right corner), it just goes ahead on its own without even asking and calls https://onedrive.live.com/about/en-us/.

Another one is the nagging message

(Yes, I know that MS Office is not MS Windows. But that came with the update of Windows.)

Does anyone know how to cure these dysfunctional afflictions? I couldn't find anything suspicious in the Apps & features settings, and nothing in the Startup folder. I uninstalled the non security related parts of last night's update and rebooted, but in vain. Throwaway20191211 (talk) 12:31, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
 * That's a commercial product. Don't its makers support it? Wakari07 (talk) 17:00, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Not really. They offer some perfunctory "support", which may be appropriate for people who need some encouragement and help with very basic tasks, but for anything beyond that they count on the fact that among their many users there likely are a few hundred who figured it out already. Throwaway20191211 (talk) 19:44, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Did you try disabling both items in Task Manager > Startup (or altogether REGEDT32.EXE > Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run > delete the strings), or uninstalling them through Settings > Apps & Features? I'm assuming both programs are installed but you can do without them. You could also try asking the question at their answers site or consult the company's support pages . Regards. Wakari07 (talk) 20:33, 15 December 2019 (UTC)

Thank you, Wakari07. I had thought of the Apps & features settings, but not of the Registry. But there's nothing suspicious, either. I had done a quick search on the MS answers page, but gave up quickly because I figured it's not in the company's interest that users deinstall features the company is pushing so desperately. Throwaway20191211 (talk) 23:11, 15 December 2019 (UTC)