Disable Personal OneDrive Sync

Summary

Disables personal Microsoft OneDrive account synchronization for all users on the machine.

Sample Run

Task Creation

Script Details

Step 1

Navigate to Automation ➞ Tasks

Step 2

Create a new Script Editor style task by choosing the Script Editor option from the Add dropdown menu

The New Script page will appear on clicking the Script Editor button:

Step 3

Fill in the following details in the Description section:

Name: Disable Personal OneDrive Sync
Description: Disables personal Microsoft OneDrive account synchronization for all users on the machine.
Category: Custom

Row 1 Function: PowerShell Script

Search and select the PowerShell Script function.

The following function will pop up on the screen:

Paste in the following PowerShell script and set the Expected time of script execution in seconds to 300 seconds. Click the Save button.

<#
.SYNOPSIS
Disables personal Microsoft OneDrive account synchronization for all users on the machine.

.DESCRIPTION
This script configures the OneDrive policy setting 'DisablePersonalSync'
under HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\OneDrive.

By applying the policy at the machine level, the restriction applies to all
existing users and any future users who log on to the device.

The script creates the required registry path if it does not exist and sets
the DisablePersonalSync DWORD value to 1.

.NOTES
Registry Path:
HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\OneDrive

Registry Value:
DisablePersonalSync (DWORD)

Value Meanings:
0 = Allow personal OneDrive accounts
1 = Prevent personal OneDrive accounts

.REQUIREMENTS
- Administrative privileges.
- Windows system with Microsoft OneDrive installed or managed.
#>

$registryPath = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\OneDrive'

try {
    if (-not (Test-Path $registryPath)) {
        New-Item -Path $registryPath -Force -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null
    }

    New-ItemProperty `
        -Path $registryPath `
        -Name 'DisablePersonalSync' `
        -PropertyType DWord `
        -Value 1 `
        -Force `
        -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null

    return 'Success - DisablePersonalSync has been configured for all users.'
}
catch {
    throw "Failed to configure DisablePersonalSync policy. Error: $($_.Exception.Message)"
}

Row 2 Function: Script Log

Add a new row by clicking the Add Row button.

A blank function will appear.

Search and select the Script Log function.

In the script log message, simply type %output% and click the Save button.

Save Task

Click the Save button at the top-right corner of the screen to save the script.

Completed Task

Output

• Script Logs

Changelog

2026-06-04

• Initial version of the document