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Disable Windows SkyDrive App using Group Policy

Now with Windows Server 2012 R2 Group Policy, you can restrict users access for the windows 8.1 SkyDrive App. I have tested this scenario in my test lab with the below configuration and it worked just fine. 

 

Below is the configuration i tested with.

  • Windows Server 2012 R2 Domain Controller
  • Windows 8.1 Client machine

 

I followed the below step.

 

Login to your Domain Controller.
Open your Group Policy Management tool and edit Default Domain Policy.

Navigate to “Administrative Template à Windows Components à SkyDrive


Edit “Prevent the usage of SkyDrive for file storage” and set the state to “Enabled” “

Ensure, the Group Policy changes are update to all the client machines.

Now when your client starts the SkyDrive App, he / she will get the below information.

 

 

 

 Disclaimer

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The above information is from my test lab, and you can use this information to reproduce and test it in your environment.

Comments

  • Anonymous
    February 20, 2014
    By doing this are you disabling the drive itself or only the Rich Client. Are you able to access the skydrive using SharePoint site ?

  • Anonymous
    February 26, 2014
    Sudarsan, we just disable the Rich Client.. you will be able to access SkyDrive from browser.

  • Anonymous
    March 13, 2014
    The comment has been removed

  • Anonymous
    June 15, 2014
    Look under the machine settings, its there.

  • Anonymous
    July 03, 2014
    On my Windows 8.1 german it's called OneDrive instead of SkyDrive

  • Anonymous
    August 24, 2014
    In case anyone is going to attempt this or any other GPO manipulation, do not edit the default ___domain policy. Very few configurations even require this policy to be edited.

  • Anonymous
    October 30, 2014
    My ___domain comes from a history of upgrades from Win 2003 and so i don't have SkyDrive or OneDrive listed.  How do i get it added.

  • Anonymous
    July 28, 2015
    It's called OneDrive on the Win8.1 pro machine I just installed.  It's also called OneDrive on my 2012 R2 ___domain controllers.  Thank goodness for comments, because the blog is useless. The words 'Edit the default ___domain policy' should never appear in MS documentation.  This should be taken down.

  • Anonymous
    September 04, 2015
    Like ndp said - why are you editing the DDP to do this?  This is not recommended by anyone, including Microsoft!