
Using Task Manager, end all Office applications, including MSOSYNC.exe.This method works in Word 2010 but is, as yet, unverified in Word 2013: If that happens you will need to remove it again using one of the above methods. Remove the “OfficeSyncProcess” DWord entry.Īnnoyance: if you try to upload/save anything to SkyDrive or SharePoint the Upload Center will start and may add an entry to start with your computer. You can remove it from the Windows startup programs by clicking the Start button > type msconfig and press enter > Startup tab > uncheck the MSOSYNC entry.Īlternatively, if you like messing with your registry settings, then go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. You would think there’d be a way to switch it off in Word options, but no. So how do you disable it? How To Turn Off Microsoft Office Upload Center It’s a bit of an imposition on Microsoft’s part, because you didn’t request that this application start, and for most of the time, you won’t even require an upload of the document you are viewing or working one. If you never save/edit/share documents on SkyDrive or SharePoint then you won? use this feature and can safely disable it. It manages the upload of documents and synchronizing of changes to them. The Upload Center is used whenever you save documents to SkyDrive and SharePoint. You may have seen the orange icon in your system tray with the tooltip Microsoft office Upload Center that appears when you hover over it.
