{
  "id": 404326,
  "title": "Microsoft accidentally gave Windows 11 users another OneDrive app, and you can’t easily remove it",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/microsoft-accidentally-gave-windows-11-users-another-onedrive-app-and",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-09T19:14:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Digital Trends",
    "slug": "digital-trends",
    "url": "https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/microsoft-accidentally-installed-onedrive-photos-windows-11/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Microsoft accidentally distributed an additional OneDrive app to Windows 11 users, which they cannot easily remove without uninstalling the main OneDrive app. This unintended rollout has caused confusion and frustration for users, particularly on enterprise PCs managed through Microsoft Intune. The new OneDrive Photos app, originally designed for personal Microsoft accounts, is essentially a beta version of the OneDrive web and mobile photo experience on the desktop. It can display photos locally and in OneDrive, offering features such as search, albums, Favorites, and Moments. However, the app can access photos on the PC even if the user hasn't signed into a Microsoft account. Users are currently unable to uninstall OneDrive Photos separately from the main OneDrive app, as it is tied to the existing OneDrive sync client. Microsoft is working on a fix and controls to allow users to remove OneDrive Photos independently. This incident highlights the ongoing challenge for Windows users who may not want certain automatically installed apps.",
  "summary": "Microsoft has confirmed that its new OneDrive Photos app was accidentally installed on Windows 11 PCs, including enterprise systems, and there's currently no way to remove it without uninstalling OneDrive.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "This is getting embarrassing now — Microsoft sabotages its good work in fixing Windows 11 with this baffling OneDrive Photos app misfire",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/this-is-getting-embarrassing-now-microsoft-sabotages-its-good-work-in",
        "published": "2026-08-07T11:27:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "XDA Developers",
        "title": "I cleaned up my Windows 11 context menu with one free app, and Microsoft should've built this in",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/i-cleaned-up-my-windows-11-context-menu-with-one-free-app-and",
        "published": "2026-08-07T12:30:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ZDNet",
        "title": "I read Microsoft's Windows 11 'quality' progress report - and the subtext says it all",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/i-read-microsofts-windows-11-quality-progress-report-and-the-subtext",
        "published": "2026-08-07T15:09:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}