Remove the Skydrive shortcut tutorial in the Win8.1 navigation pane

Computer Store News: Windows 8.1 integrates with Microsoft's online storage service SkyDrive.

Previously, SkyDrive was just a cloud storage solution, and now it is an auto-run online backup service that allows users to migrate Windows settings from one PC to another.

This article will provide the skydrive shortcut in the Delete Explorer Explorer navigation pane for users who have cleanliness, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or who do not use skydrive.

Disclaimer: Just a shortcut. If you want to remove skydrive in Windows 8.1, you can try local account or reinstall Win8.1. During system deployment setup, choose not to enable skydrive to synchronize Windows 8.1 settings. .

The following involves the registry operation, there are considerable risks, please be cautious of the intention to modify, and use the Rubik's cube master (download) to do a backup job.

Find the registry key below

“[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\CLSID\\{8E74D236-7F35-4720-B138-1FED0B85EA75}\\ShellFolder]”

Modify the right side DWORD (32-bit) value Attributes key value

hexadecimal f080004d changed to f090004d

If you encounter permission problems, right-click ShellFolder key value, select &ldquo ;Permissions""Advanced"Advanced&"

Click on the "owner" "change" to change the owner, from System to Users

Type “users” in the text box below "Enter the object name to be selected", OK, exit

Back ShellFolder's rights management window, click "Add" in the lower left corner, click

Click on the "Select Subject" button in the new dialog that opens, type "“users” again, check & ldquo; Full Control & rdquo;

Then all the way & ldquo; OK & rdquo;, exit all open dialogs.

Try changing the key value again.

Close the registry, restart file resource management, Skydrive in the navigation pane disappears, and does not affect Skydrive's synchronization.