If you don’t see the icon, you may need to click the “Show hidden icons” carat ( ^ - not present above) to make the OneDrive icon appear in the notification area.Ĭlick the OneDrive icon to launch the setup process. If OneDrive has not yet been set up, you’ll often get a notification to “finish” setting it up, and the taskbar icon may have a red error indicator. (It can also be download and installed in previous versions of Windows from the OneDrive website.) In fact, it’s downright difficult to remove. As with all things online, the faster the better. It’s best if you’re constantly connected, but it’ll work with an intermittent connection as well. You will also need to be online for OneDrive to work.

If not, and you don’t have a Microsoft account at all, I’d recommend visiting and signing up for a new account. If you’re logging in with an email address - particularly if it’s a or other Microsoft-provided email domain - you already have one. You may already use one to log into your PC. You’ll need a Microsoft account to use OneDrive.

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