How to Remove Green Check Marks from Onedrive Windows 7

In Windows 7, you want to remove the green checkmarks for folders inside OneDrive. In the Registry, it is called a ShellIconOverlayIdentifiers.

• Exit out of OneDrive so the cloud icon disappears from your system tray.

The easiest way to do this is to use SysInternals Autoruns.

• Look for the entries that say SkyDrive1, SkyDrive2, and SkyDrive3 in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ShellIconOverlayIdentifiers

• Uncheck all three boxes.

• If you are asked to Run As Administrator (UAC), agree and continue

• Start OneDrive again

• Your folders will no longer show the green checkmark