The Stuff of Nightmares: Windows App That Scans User Files, Incorporates Biometrics, Doesn’t Need an Account, and Can’t Be Uninstalled

[Peter_Brosdahl]

Oh, Windows 11, we barely know thee, but it seems you may know far more about us than we ever wanted you to, and your hunger for more personal data is as insatiable as ever. Perhaps the biggest contribution of cell phone technology isn’t its ability to provide mobile communication, tracking no matter who is […]

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[DrezKill]

So the only way to technically uninstall this app is to remove the OneDrive client itself...

OneDrive is one of the first things I uninstall when I do a fresh install of Win10 or Win11, but actually now I don't even have to do that, cuz when I make a Win11 installer on a flash drive using Rufus, one of Rufus' options is to completely remove OneDrive from the get-go, so it's already not there when the OS is installed. Just one of the many handy options Rufus has.

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

Just one of the many handy options Rufus has

I remember you mentioning this a while back and recently gave it a shot. Cool stuff for sure. Definitely helps streamline the install and takes out a lot of the headaches with all the crap MS keeps adding during install.