Disable OneDrive and Copilot in Windows 11 Pro using GPO

05 Feb, 2026

Make sure you have any files you want copied someplace that isn't a OneDrive folder. OneDrive will try to move files, but it may not succeed.

• Sign out of OneDrive
• Uninstall OneDrive

Open the group policy editor (GPO)

• GPO -> Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> OneDrive

  • Prevent OneDrive from generating network traffic until...: Enabled
  • Prevent the usage of OneDrive for file storage: Enabled

• GPO -> Local Computer Policy -> User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Copilot

  • Turn off Windows Copilot: Enabled

This will not disable Copilot across the whole system. Individual apps will have to have it turned off as well.