Disable OneDrive scheduled tasks
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Overview
This script disables the scheduled tasks associated with Microsoft OneDrive that typically run maintenance activities such as auto-updates 1 2 3 and data collection 2. Disabling these tasks impacts OneDrive's automatic background update process 1 2 3.
By default, Windows 10 (since 22H2) and Windows 11 (since 22H2) include the following tasks:
These tasks are enabled by default and lack official documentation from Microsoft. They can be identified
by executing Get-ScheduledTask 'OneDrive *' | Select -ExpandProperty TaskName
in PowerShell.
These tasks are observed to persist even after OneDrive is uninstalled.
The tasks appear with a Security Identifier (SID) unique to each installation 1, following this pattern:
OneDrive Reporting Task-S-1-5-21-xxxxxx
OneDrive Standalone Update Task-S-1-5-21-xxxxxx
The SID, denoted by 'xxxxxx', varies per installation and represents the user account associated with the task.
SID of user accounts always start with S-1-5-21
4, the rest of the number changes per user.
To see all user SIDs, you can run wmic useraccount get Name,sid
.
The SID for your account can be confirmed using whoami /user
.
A SID which doesn't correspond to any user account may appear.
This is be due to system preparation processes (sysprep
) that use different SIDs for tasks to prevent duplication 5.
Disabling tasks with standard user SIDs is straightforward, but attempting to disable tasks with unpredictable SIDs can
result in an error message: Catastrophic failure (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80000FFF (E_UNEXPECTED))
.
Nonetheless, disabling tasks with the correct SID is achievable using the provided script, which locates the full task names including the SIDs.
If OneDrive is installed for all users on a machine (which is not the default behavior 6), an additional task is present:
Disabling the OneDrive Standalone Update Task
is recommended by Microsoft to improve system performance and reduce
unnecessary data collection 2.
Overview of default task statuses
\OneDrive Reporting Task-$SID
:
OS Version | Default status |
---|---|
Windows 10 22H2 | 🟢 Ready |
Windows 11 22H2 | 🟢 Ready |
\OneDrive Standalone Update Task-$SID
:
OS Version | Default status |
---|---|
Windows 10 22H2 | 🟢 Ready |
Windows 11 22H2 | 🟢 Ready |
\OneDrive Per-Machine Standalone Update
:
OS Version | Default status |
---|---|
Windows 10 22H2 | 🟡 N/A (missing) |
Windows 11 22H2 | 🟡 N/A (missing) |
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Sources
- Application Optimization Essentials: Microsoft OneDrive. Frame Platform Documentation. docs.fra.me. (2023).
Original: https://docs.fra.me/blog/2023/08/04/application-optimizations-microsoft-onedrive
Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20231104142218/https://docs.fra.me/blog/2023/08/04/application-optimizations-microsoft-onedrive/#scheduled-tasks - Optimizing Windows 10, version 1803, for a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) role. Microsoft Learn. learn.microsoft.com. (2023).
Original: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/remote/remote-desktop-services/rds-vdi-recommendations-1803
Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20231104142209/https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/remote/remote-desktop-services/rds-vdi-recommendations-1803 - Windows security identifiers (SID). renenyffenegger.ch. (2023).
Original: https://renenyffenegger.ch/notes/Windows/security/SID/index
Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20231104133125/https://renenyffenegger.ch/notes/Windows/security/SID/index - Windows Task Scheduler - Wikipedia. wikipedia.rg. (2025).
Original: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Windows_Task_Scheduler&oldid=1086196699#Bugs - Install the sync app per-machine (Windows) - SharePoint in Microsoft 365. Microsoft Learn. learn.microsoft.com. (2023).
Original: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/per-machine-installation
Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20231104142412/https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/per-machine-installation - Deployment Guide: Microsoft 365 with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops. docs.citrix.com. (2023).
Original: https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/tech-zone/build/deployment-guides/microsoft-365-citrix.html
Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20231104142343/https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/tech-zone/build/deployment-guides/microsoft-365-citrix.html - windows.fyicenter.com. (2023).
Original: http://windows.fyicenter.com/5623_OneDrive_Standalone_Update_Task-S-1-_Scheduled_Task_on_Windows_7.html
Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20231104142301/http://windows.fyicenter.com/5623_OneDrive_Standalone_Update_Task-S-1-_Scheduled_Task_on_Windows_7.html
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:: Disable scheduled task(s): `\OneDrive Reporting Task-*`
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$taskPathPattern='\'; $taskNamePattern='OneDrive Reporting Task-*'; Write-Output "^""Disabling tasks matching pattern `"^""$taskNamePattern`"^""."^""; $tasks = @(Get-ScheduledTask -TaskPath $taskPathPattern -TaskName $taskNamePattern -ErrorAction Ignore); if (-Not $tasks) { Write-Output "^""Skipping, no tasks matching pattern `"^""$taskNamePattern`"^"" found, no action needed."^""; exit 0; }; $operationFailed = $false; foreach ($task in $tasks) { $taskName = $task.TaskName; if ($task.State -eq [Microsoft.PowerShell.Cmdletization.GeneratedTypes.ScheduledTask.StateEnum]::Disabled) { Write-Output "^""Skipping, task `"^""$taskName`"^"" is already disabled, no action needed."^""; continue; }; try { $task | Disable-ScheduledTask -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null; Write-Output "^""Successfully disabled task `"^""$taskName`"^""."^""; } catch { Write-Error "^""Failed to disable task `"^""$taskName`"^"": $($_.Exception.Message)"^""; $operationFailed = $true; }; }; if ($operationFailed) { Write-Output 'Failed to disable some tasks. Check error messages above.'; exit 1; }"
:: Disable scheduled task(s): `\OneDrive Standalone Update Task-*`
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$taskPathPattern='\'; $taskNamePattern='OneDrive Standalone Update Task-*'; Write-Output "^""Disabling tasks matching pattern `"^""$taskNamePattern`"^""."^""; $tasks = @(Get-ScheduledTask -TaskPath $taskPathPattern -TaskName $taskNamePattern -ErrorAction Ignore); if (-Not $tasks) { Write-Output "^""Skipping, no tasks matching pattern `"^""$taskNamePattern`"^"" found, no action needed."^""; exit 0; }; $operationFailed = $false; foreach ($task in $tasks) { $taskName = $task.TaskName; if ($task.State -eq [Microsoft.PowerShell.Cmdletization.GeneratedTypes.ScheduledTask.StateEnum]::Disabled) { Write-Output "^""Skipping, task `"^""$taskName`"^"" is already disabled, no action needed."^""; continue; }; try { $task | Disable-ScheduledTask -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null; Write-Output "^""Successfully disabled task `"^""$taskName`"^""."^""; } catch { Write-Error "^""Failed to disable task `"^""$taskName`"^"": $($_.Exception.Message)"^""; $operationFailed = $true; }; }; if ($operationFailed) { Write-Output 'Failed to disable some tasks. Check error messages above.'; exit 1; }"
:: Disable scheduled task(s): `\OneDrive Per-Machine Standalone Update`
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$taskPathPattern='\'; $taskNamePattern='OneDrive Per-Machine Standalone Update'; Write-Output "^""Disabling tasks matching pattern `"^""$taskNamePattern`"^""."^""; $tasks = @(Get-ScheduledTask -TaskPath $taskPathPattern -TaskName $taskNamePattern -ErrorAction Ignore); if (-Not $tasks) { Write-Output "^""Skipping, no tasks matching pattern `"^""$taskNamePattern`"^"" found, no action needed."^""; exit 0; }; $operationFailed = $false; foreach ($task in $tasks) { $taskName = $task.TaskName; if ($task.State -eq [Microsoft.PowerShell.Cmdletization.GeneratedTypes.ScheduledTask.StateEnum]::Disabled) { Write-Output "^""Skipping, task `"^""$taskName`"^"" is already disabled, no action needed."^""; continue; }; try { $task | Disable-ScheduledTask -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null; Write-Output "^""Successfully disabled task `"^""$taskName`"^""."^""; } catch { Write-Error "^""Failed to disable task `"^""$taskName`"^"": $($_.Exception.Message)"^""; $operationFailed = $true; }; }; if ($operationFailed) { Write-Output 'Failed to disable some tasks. Check error messages above.'; exit 1; }"
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Help
How to apply or restore "Disable OneDrive scheduled tasks" using commands
- ≈ 2 min to complete
- Tools: Command Prompt
- Difficulty: Medium
- ≈ 3 instructions
- 1
Open Command Prompt
Open Command Prompt as Administrator. - 2
Copy code
Copy the code: - 3
Paste & run
Paste the commands into Command Prompt and press Enter to run.Some changes require a system restart to take effect
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