Stephen L Rose

Delaying OneDrive Start-up Right-click on the OneDrive icon on the taskbar. Choose the “Settings” option. Go to the “Settings” tab. Uncheck the “Start OneDrive automatically when I sign in to Windows” option. Press the “Ok” button. Open the Start menu. Search and open “Task Scheduler.” Click the “Create basic task” option. Type a name in the “Name” field. Press “Next.” Choose the “When the computer starts” option. Press “Next.” Choose the “Start a program” option. Press “Next.” Paste the below path in the “Program/Script” field. Replace the dummy username with the user name. C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\OneDrive.exe or "C:\Program Files\Microsoft OneDrive\OneDrive.exe" Type “/background” in the arguments field. Click “Next” to continue. Press the “Finish” button. Find the task in the Task Scheduler. Right-click on the task and choose “Properties.” Go to the “Triggers” tab. Select the “At Startup” entry. Press the “Edit” button. Select the “Delay task for” checkbox. Choose “15 Minutes” from the dropdown menu. Press “Ok” to save task changes. Close the Task Scheduler. With that, OneDrive will start with a delay in Windows. @stephenlrose