How to remove personal OneDrive from the 'Save As' menu in Office 2013?

Hello John,

 

You may click on File, Account, Sign out from all the account.

Once the sign out is completed, Sign in using the subscribed email account and check if it works fine as expected.

 

To enable One Drive for Business (SharePoint Service) you may post your query in the forum link below:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointgeneral/threads

 

Thank you.

Hello John,

You may click on File, Account, Sign out from all the account.

Once the sign out is completed, Sign in using the subscribed email account and check if it works fine as expected.

To enable One Drive for Business (SharePoint Service) you may post your query in the forum link below:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointgeneral/threads

Thank you.

Hello Raju,

The steps above do not remove the personal OneDrive from the list of Save As options in Office 2013.  The issue is that with OneDrive (personal) and OneDrive for Business as save location options, the user can save business documents to a personal One Deive location in error. When the "Sign out" option is chosen from File, Account - as suggested above - the following message is generated: "We can''t remove Windows accounts."

Using the "Switch Account" link, the email used for the OneDrive for Business account - which should be the user's comapny email -  can be designated as active. After doing this, if the user selects OneDrive (personal), they are prompted to sign-in - which should let them know that they are not using OneDrive for business.

The above is too much to have to enforce for 1000s of users - is there a way that a user's personal OneDrive account can be removed from display in the Save As options for business Enterprise installations of Office 2013?

This is a critical business need as company business documents should not be stored in a personal OneDrive location.

Thank you.

This isn't a definitive fix for your problem, but it may help:

http://www.howtogeek.com/56096/how-to-use-skydrives-25-gb-as-a-mapped-drive-for-easy-access/

 

Here are some links about disabling OneDrive.  I don't know if you can disable only the "personal" drive you are having concerns about ...

http://www.uab.edu/it/home/component/k2/item/337-office-2013-recommendations

 

http://www.e-bangalore.com/how-to-disable-all-office-2013-cloud-features/ 

 

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/officesetupdeploy/thread/0e840d9d-c8c0-4e0b-8620-7e9adc3b4d8d - this article describes another registry hack, but it appears to also break sharepoint access

 

http://redmondmag.com/articles/2013/12/01/beware-of-skydrives-auto-sync.aspx

By Greg Shields                      11/27/2013

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Considering the early hiccups in user acceptance of the new interface in Windows 8, it isn't surprising how few organizations have actually rolled out the new OS. Even with the recent improvements made to Windows 8.1, it's not unreasonable to expect an abundance of caution by enterprise IT decision makers.

That caution is warranted, particularly as enterprises begin to fully appreciate the scope of Windows 8.1's "cloudifi­cation." Windows 8.1 is advertised, among other things, as including "deep cloud integration with SkyDrive."

"Deep" in this case refers not only to SkyDrive's now-native cloud sync for documents. It also covers the service's synchronization of desktop settings among configured computers. Curiously, you can't uninstall these functions from Windows 8.1. They're both now enabled by default, which I find quite concerning. This is a noteworthy change from the SkyDrive client's separate download and installation in Windows 8.

I was reminded of SkyDrive's new "default on" behavior not long after installing my second Windows 8.1 machine in production. I'd set the taskbar on my laptop computer to auto-hide. Shortly afterward, I noticed the same behavior on my newly-installed desktop, as well.

That behavior appeared after I connected my Active Directory account to my Microsoft account on both computers. I had to do that under Change PC Settings. Creating that linkage on both -- and leaving all the other associated settings at their defaults -- began automatically synchronizing each machine's settings to the other.

Realizing what had happened, I looked to Group Policy to shut down the functionality. Doing so required first copying the SkyDrive.admx and SkyDrive.adml templates from C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions on a Windows 8.1 computer to my SYSVOL's Group Policy Central Store. Once copied, I enabled the policy titled Prevent the usage of SkyDrive for file storage, which is in Computer Configuration | Windows Components | SkyDrive.

There are two additional Group Policy settings available to control SkyDrive's out-of-box behaviors. The first instructs the SkyDrive client to Save documents and pictures to the local PC by default. Enabling this policy lets IT keep the SkyDrive connection operational, but as an option for users to store data. The second policy prevents SkyDrive files from syncing over metered connections.

While many in IT security will seek to disable SkyDrive entirely, I found my inner desktop administrator wishing for greater control over its settings synchronization. Navigate on a Windows 8.1 machine to Change PC Settings | SkyDrive | Sync Settings and you'll find what Windows can synchronize with SkyDrive. Settings are divided into roughly 10 categories that address the Start screen, appearance and desktop personalization, Windows apps, browser and passwords, language, ease of access and other behaviors.

These 10 categories are at this moment primarily designed around the needs of consumers. None are individually manageable via Group Policy or Windows PowerShell. Documentation beyond the basics of enabling and disabling the feature doesn't appear available.

Admittedly, SkyDrive isn't directly targeted toward enterprise IT environments. Microsoft offers other options like SkyDrive Pro with SharePoint 2013 and Work Folders in Windows Server 2012 R2 to address enterprise needs. Neither of these products address synchronizing Windows settings at this time. They only work on files and documents.

While no IT organization wants the entirety of users' home PC settings to follow them to the office (or vice versa), enterprise IT's embrace of trends like BYOD and the consumerization of IT are beginning to create use cases where synching some settings makes sense. Browser favorites, personal dictionaries and Start screen configurations immediately come to mind. Not only will users come to expect this capability, it will make them more productive.

For now, though, be prepared with a few smart Group Policy settings before you begin rolling out Windows 8.1. Keep a keen professional eye toward all future cross-device capabilities that "deep cloud integration" might soon make possible.

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SkyDrive takes on a much bigger role in Windows 8.1, driving Microsoft’s vision of a seamless, cloud-connected world even further.

In fact, SkyDrive is so vital an underpinning to Windows 8.1 that Microsoft dedicates an entire section to it in the modern-style PC Settings. A vast number of settings now sync and follow you from device to device by default—including modern apps, woohoo! But if you really want to live in the cloud, you’ll need to enable some options buried three or four levels down.

(Click to enlarge.)

Open the charm bar, and select Settings > Change PC Settings. From there, open the SkyDrive options and select Files in the left-hand menu bar.

Here you can acquire the ability to save documents and snapshots from your Camera Roll folder to SkyDrive by default, a downright awesome new option if you want to be able to sit down at virtually any Windows 8 computer and have it feel like your own.

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http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/disable-onedrive-skydrive-just-clicks-windows-8-1-pro/

We previously demonstrated how you can disable SkyDrive by downloading a registry file from a third-party forum. That may not be everyone’s cup of tea, so I’m here to explain how to achieve the same result, without any downloads, in just a matter of seconds.

Be advised that to have access to the Group Policy Editor, you must be running Windows 8.1 Pro.

 

http://4sysops.com/archives/should-you-update-to-windows-8-1/

 

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1_pr-files/how-do-i-disable-skydrive-integration-in-win81-or/c28b87cf-2900-4c91-ba4f-8d238b7776da

 

http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/show/21544-block-skydrive-on-windows-8-using-group-policy-and-applocker

There’s a group policy you can use to disable SkyDrive integration.

Here’s how: Run gpedit.msc. Under Local Computer Policy\Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\SkyDrive, enable the Prevent the usage of SkyDrive for file storage policy setting.

You should see this take effect within a couple of minutes. You won’t be able to access your SkyDrive files from the SkyDrive app. The SkyDrive node will go away from the Explorer left navigation pane. File syncing will stop.

Edit: If you’re on an ARM device, do this first - Run services.msc, and start the Group Policy Client service.

 

Press Windows key + I

Click Change PC Settings

Click Skydrive

Click Files

 

Under 'Save files by default to Skydrive'

Drag the knob to the left to turn it off

 

You can turn off additional settings under 'Sync Settings'

 

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2013_release-office_storage/remove-skydrive/0347d465-7116-41be-a8ef-cc77b1f8992c

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OK I have spent a reasonable amount of time probing Microsoft’s services. I believe I have discovered most of the infrastructure that supports SkyDrive and I am happy to share the address ranges I have blocked with you.

 

I will point out that by blocking these addresses you may break functionality for some apps and other services however; I have found that all of the online functionality for Office (including obtaining new document templates), Skype, Windows Update, Games For Windows Live (soon to be shutdown I might add) is present and available though any time I attempt to access SkyDrive it simply times out and presents me with my local file system.

Microsoft own a number of address spaces on the public Internet, what follows are the rules I employ to block access to SkyDrive. The rules are outbound so they function from LAN (my network) to WAN (the Internet). It is possible that these can be further refined, but bear in mind addresses are usually sold to corporations as bulk ranges. I can not confirm if XBox services are affected since I do not own an XBox. I have also spaced out the ruleset to improve readability.

Intfirewall.officenet.xxxxx.com outbound Firewall SkyDrive ruleset

Address/Address Range

64.4.37.93  Block Immediately (Log enabled)

 

65.54.191.10 - 65.54.191.200  Block ALL Immediately (Log enabled)

65.54.224.1 - 65.54.224.254  Block ALL Immediately (Log enabled)

65.52.244.1 - 65.52.244.254  Block ALL Immediately (Log enabled)

65.52.245.1 - 65.52.245.254  Block ALL Immediately (Log enabled)

65.52.209.1 - 65.52.209.254  Block ALL Immediately (Log enabled)

65.52.168.1 - 65.52.168.254  Block ALL Immediately (Log enabled)

 

65.55.195.100 - 65.55.195.254  Block ALL Immediately (Log enabled)

157.55.56.10 - 157.55.56.254  Block ALL Immediately (Log enabled)

 

157.55.246.1 - 157.55.246.254  Block ALL Immediately (Log enabled)

157.56.29.100 - 157.56.29.254  Block ALL Immediately (Log enabled)

157.56.108.1 - 157.56.108.254  Block ALL Immediately (Log enabled)

157.56.107.1 - 157.56.107.254  Block ALL Immediately (Log enabled)

207.46.0.100 - 207.46.0.254  Block ALL Immediately (Log enabled)

That is as far as I have found so far but the net result on any tested Windows 8 machine is a timeout. Bear in mind that if you are in a different country there is a strong probability that you may need to implement additional or different address(es)/address blocks.

Finally Microsoft own many publicly routable address spaces. To bypass a block all they need to do is repoint d.docs.live.net to a different address, additionally such methods as outlined above will probably become unworkable when ipv6 finally goes live due to the sheer volume of possible addresses.

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http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Disable-SkyDrive-Integration-in-Windows-8-1-Preview-365867.shtml GPEDIT.MSC

 

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/office/en-US/0e840d9d-c8c0-4e0b-8620-7e9adc3b4d8d/it-is-possible-to-disable-skydrive-right

 

http://www.askvg.com/download-hotfix-to-remove-skydrive-pro-option-from-context-menu-added-by-microsoft-office-2013/

 

http://www.safesystems.com/blog/2013/07/how-to-disable-skydrive-in-office-2013/

Jamie Davis, VP, Education, Product Management, and Quality Control | Safe Systems

Office 2013 is Microsoft’s first big push into integrating Office applications and Office files into “the cloud.”  As such, there are a few options you might want to be aware of to ensure you maintain the same file management settings you’ve been using in the past.

By default, Office 2013 applications ask if you want to save any document to the SkyDrive as the first option. SkyDrive is Microsoft’s cloud storage solution, and opens up new opportunities for collaboration, sharing documents, and accessing needed files from anywhere. Saving files to the cloud BY DEFAULT also opens up a new can of worms for security-minded businesses; by allowing your employees to do this on each machine now means that, at a minimum, you have to perform additional vendor management. If you’re forced to perform that vendor management after your employees are already saving documents to the SkyDrive, is the tail wagging the dog? The best thing to do is to have a proactive discussion about cloud storage and put a policy in place stating the financial institution’s stance.

If your institution has decided not to use SkyDrive or cloud storage options in general, then the first place to address this is at the firewall. Speak with your firewall vendor about what options you have to block access to SkyDrive and other cloud storage options, such as Dropbox.

Remember: Office 2013 actually offers each user the option to save to the Sky Drive by default; however, if you prefer to eliminate this option, then there are a couple of ways to disable SkyDrive. At the most basic level, you can disable it on a machine-by-machine basis when you install Office. You can also remove this functionality across a large set of devices via the Group Policy Editor.

When choosing to save a document in Office 2013, it does not open up the “Save as” dialog box but instead opens a screen where you can decide whether you want to save the file on the local hard drive or on your SkyDrive. This may provide the user with more options than your security policies allow. To correct this, open Word and follow the changes below. Making this change in Word should adjust the behavior of all Office 2013 products (Excel, Power Point, Outlook, etc). Here are the steps:

While this is a relatively quick and painless process on an individual machine, it can become a hassle if you plan to implement Office 2013 across a large number of workstations. In these cases you may wish to use group policy to enforce a configuration. If you have used group policy before, the settings are pretty easy; however, if you have never used group policy before, then please have your IT provider perform these changes. Making changes to group policy without an understanding of how it works could lead to no change taking place or could even cause a disruptive network event.

To begin, open the Group Policy Editor on your domain controller. If you do not see the settings below, then you will need to download the latest ADM files from Microsoft for Office 2013.

1. The settings can be found under User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Microsoft Office 2013 > Miscellaneous.

2. Select the “Block signing into Office” option in the list of settings.

3. In the Properties window, click “Enable” and select the option “None Allowed.”

Using SkyDrive or Office 2013 and SkyDrive are legitimate choices.  But it should just be a choice you choose, not adopted by default.  With more applications taking advantage of cloud based technologies, this is just one of many applications that will presume access to cloud based storage or products is acceptable for all.  Before upgrading any software, read the update or release notes and when possible, install it on your machine first.  And lastly, keep these two points in mind when installing software going forward:  1) It’s always easier to add features later than to remove them after the fact.  2) It’s easier to make decisions about what is acceptable and what isn’t if the institution has well defined policies.

 

I found it how to do what your requesting by modifying the solution of one of Rohn007's links.

The registry key for the current user to remove the OneDrive personal option in Office 2013 is:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Common\SignIn

Add DWORD: SignInOptions

Value: 2

I assume use HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE instead for all users

Source link:

http://www.uab.edu/it/home/component/k2/item/337-office-2013-recommendations

The problem with this is that it disables OneNote syncing, and OneNote is probably the most useful Microsoft software going. A pity Nanny Bill insists on giving us stuff we don't want and can't customize out.

Thank you SengU87. That works perfectly. Deployed via GPO Registry item. It remove sthe Personal OneDrive option and leaves the OneDrive for Business one there

Thanks

To get rid of a specific online location to save from the office 2013 save as file look at the following locations

Main one to look at is:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Common\ServicesManagerCache\Identities

There will be some clean up at the following locations also:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Common\Internet\Server Cache
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Common\Identity\Identities
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSOIdentityCRL\UserExtendedProperties

Open up Microsoft Word

Click FILE

Click on "OneDrive - Personal" (roughly in the middle of the screen)

On the very top right corner of the screen is a user name with an arrow drop down menu - click it.

You should then see your name plus the accounts you are currently signed in as (the personal one will be displayed here also)

Click ACCOUNT SETTINGS

Under the heading of "Account" (roughly in the middle of the screen) but down towards the bottom, you will see the personal One Drive Account. To the right is blue text saying "Remove"  - click REMOVE

Under the heading of "Account" (roughly in the middle of the screen) but down towards the bottom, you will see the personal One Drive Account. To the right is blue text saying "Remove"  - click REMOVE

Nope, I can Remove "Onedrive - My Business" and "Sites - My Business", but "Onedrive - Personal" just does not have "Remove" link.

I wanted the OneDrive option to disappear too.  I kept accidentally clicking the big "browse" button for the OneDrive thinking I would get to browse for a folder on my computer.  The best solution I was able to find without messing with my registry is keeping it from being my "default" option.  Under "File" in any of the Office programs, click "Options" and then the "Save" tab. I checked "Save to computer by default" and unchecked "Show additional places for saving."  Now, it shows up with computer files first by default.  I know that's not exactly what you're looking for, but it may help someone else with a similar situation who is ok with OneDrive being available, just not by default.