# How do I get rid of SharePoint?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 16, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-sharepoint/978319 "2023-01-16T17:31:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-sharepoint/978319/1 "2023-01-16T17:31:30Z")

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Microsoft SharePoint appears in Task Manager as a Background Process. I can kill the process but it restarts on reboot. It is not listed in the Startup tab. It is not listed in the Windows Apps list so I can’t uninstall it.

Windows 10 Home  
I have Microsoft 365 Family installed. At some point Microsoft made Office an integrated install, so I have Microsoft Office as an app rather than the individual apps (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.) But the descriptions of my version of Office do not appear to include SharePoint.

How did it get there and how do I get rid of it?

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**Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-sharepoint/978319/2 "2023-01-17T04:37:45Z")

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I believe that OneDrive uses the SharePoint process. Are you using OneDrive?

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**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-sharepoint/978319/3 "2023-01-18T00:41:27Z")

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Do I have it? Yes. Am I using it? No.

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**Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-sharepoint/978319/4 "2023-01-18T01:01:02Z")

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> [@CookingWithGas](#):
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> Do I have it? Yes. Am I using it? No. ⁢

In that case, you could try uninstalling it. It’s under “Microsoft OneDrive” in Apps and Features.