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How to Speak Nepali

Nepali is a language in the Indo-Aryan family, which is primarily spoken in Nepal. Nepali is also spoken in the eastern parts of India, and in Myanmar (Burma) and Bhutan. Today, around 17 million people speak the Nepali language.^[1] Nepali is written using the Devanāgarī alphabet, which has 36 letters, but it’s common to see written Nepali transliterated into the Latin alphabet.^[2] As with any language, start by learning basics, like counting and picking up a few simple phrases.

EditSteps

EditLearning the Basics

1. Learn basic Nepali pronunciation. Start by learning how to pronounce Nepali words using the Latin alphabet, before attempting to learn the Devanāgarī alphabet.^[3] Nepalese is largely phonetic in the Latin alphabet, although there are some sounds in Nepali that are not commonly made when speaking English.^[4]
   
   • There are also differences in pronunciation between various national and regional dialects. If you’re planning a trip to Nepal or Myanmar, practice the regional dialect of that specific region.
2. Learn Nepali greetings. As a first step in learning to speak Nepali, pick up a few common phrases of greeting that are spoken between Nepali individuals. The general Nepali greeting is “Namaste.” This is pronounced “nah-mah-stay.” Conveniently, “Namaste” also means goodbye.^[5]
   
   • Address older men and older women respectfully as “dai” or “didi,” respectively.^[6]
   • Tell someone “Good morning” by saying, “Subha prabhat.”
   • Tell someone “Good evening” by saying “Subha sandhya.”
   • Ask “How are you?” by saying, “Tapaain laaee kasto chha?”
   • Ask someone what their name is by saying, “Tapaainko naam ke ho?”
3. Pick up a few important Nepali words and phrases. With a few basic phrases under your belt, you can have a rudimentary conversation. This is useful for practical purposes: if you’re traveling to Nepal, phrases like these can help you communicate to native speakers before you’ve mastered the Nepali language. Learn phrases including:^[7]
   
   • “Please speak more slowly.” “Bistaarai bhannus.”
   • “I don’t understand.” “Maile bujhina.”
   • “Leave me alone!” “Malai eaklai chodnuhos!”
   • “Have a nice day.” “Subha din.”
   • These phrases will be the same regardless of the gender of the individual you’re addressing.
4. Learn a few easy questions. Questions will help you communicate with Nepali speakers. They’re a great way to start a conversation, or to quickly learn necessary information. If you’re traveling to Nepal, you can figure out in advance common questions that you anticipate asking, and master their pronunciation.^[8]
   
   • “Where are you going?” “Kahaan jaane?”
   • “Could you take my photo?” “Mero tasbeer khichna saknu hunchha?”
   • “Do you speak English?” “Tapaain angrejee boln saknuhunchha?”
   • “Do you speak Nepali?” “Ke tapain nepali bolnuhunchha?”^[9]
   • “Where is the toilet?” “Sauchalaya kata chha?”

EditStudying Nepali Alone

1. Purchase a Nepali grammar book. To move beyond the basics of Nepali phrases, delve into a grammar book. This will help you improve at basics and learn more complex aspects of the Nepali language. You should be able to find Nepali grammar books at most large bookstores, or a store specializing in language education supplies.
   
   • If you’re serious about learning Nepali, it would also be a good idea to purchase a Nepali / English dictionary and a Nepali phrasebook.
2. Use online language instruction sites. Look online for a well-developed site that covers pronunciation, vocabulary, verb conjugation, and comprehension. Online resources typically contain audio clips of native speakers pronouncing Nepali words and phrases, which will accelerate your learning.^[10]
   
   • Check out useful websites including My Languages, PolyMath, or NepalGo.
3. Create flashcards to improve memorization. Flashcards can help with memorizing parts of Nepali like pronunciation, verb conjugation, and vocabulary.^[11] Write a Nepali word or phrase on the front of a notecard, and the English translation on the back. Try to remember each of the Nepali words and phrases, and flip the card over to read the back if you can’t remember what a phrase means.
   
   • Flashcards only work if you refer to them frequently. Make them part of your daily routine: quiz yourself on Nepali vocabulary before bed, or flip through a stack of vocabulary words over breakfast.
4. Watch and listen to Nepali television. Many TV shows are aired in Nepalese. Watching one or more of these will increase your level of immersion in the language, and show you how native Nepali speakers pronounce words and converse with one another. Keep the subtitles on at first so you can match Nepalese words with English phrases. Popular contemporary Nepali shows include “Meri Bassai,” “Tito Satya,” and “Jire Khursani.”
   
   • If you can’t find a TV channel dedicated to Nepalese shows, try looking online. Various Nepali shows stream on YouTube, and other networks stream their content online.
   • For example, check out Kantipur TV Life at http://ktv.ekantipur.com/live.
5. Read Nepalese literature or magazines. The more you absorb the Nepali language through any means, the faster you’ll learn to speak it. There is a wealth of Nepalese periodical sites online that you can read. For example, check out a variety of newspapers at http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/nepal.htm. If you’d rather read Nepalese literature, find a copy of Muna Madan by Laxmi Devotka or Mountains Painted with Turmeric by Lil Bahadur Chettri.^[12]
   
   • Note that reading Nepalese will not necessarily improve your ability to speak the language. But, if you practice reading passages out loud, you’ll improve your phrase recognition.

EditStudying and Immersing Yourself in Nepali with Others

1. Converse with Nepali speakers in your community or online. Once you’ve mastered a few Nepalese basics, you can improve your speaking ability by conversing with a fluent Nepali speaker. Speaking with someone fluent in Nepali will allow you to expand your vocabulary and pronunciation. Find a Nepali tutor in your area, or search online for a Nepali chat forum.
   
   • If you know anyone from Nepal or Burma who is learning English, you could help them speak English after they help you speak Nepali.
2. Plan a trip to Nepal or Myanmar. Full immersion in a language can only come if you travel to the area(s) where the language is most commonly spoken. Take a trip to Nepal for at least a week or two. You’ll be surrounded by Nepalese speakers, allowing you to hear Nepalese speech and pronunciation. When traveling to Nepal, you’ll need to have a current passport and a Tourist Visa.^[13]
   
   • If you have friends who speak Nepali fluently, ask them to come on your trip with you. They can act as a “translator” and help you out if you forget some vocabulary or have trouble communicating.
3. Study Nepali in an online course. If you’re not near a university or community college that offers Nepali courses—or if you prefer to learn on your own, outside of a classroom setting—look into studying Nepali in an online course. Studying online will give you freedom to learn anywhere you have an internet connection. You can still benefit from learning collaboratively, though, since you and your online classmates will be learning the same material simultaneously.
   
   • In addition to Cornell and various community colleges, online Nepali courses are offered through various institutions, both academic and non-academic.^[14] These include Language Trainers (in the UK) and the Peace Corps.^[15]
4. Take an in-seat class to learn Nepali. If you’d like to dedicate several months to learning the components of Nepali grammar and pronunciation, look into taking a class at a local university or community college. You’ll learn in a collaborative environment and will be able to practice your speech with classmates. A class also benefits you by giving you recourse to a Nepali expert (the instructor) at any time.
   
   • Cornell University offers Nepali language courses both on campus and online.^[16] The University of Chicago also offers Nepali classes through its South Asia Language Resource Center.^[17]
   • Contact your local community college and ask if they offer classes in the Nepali language.

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How to Speak Nepali

Nepali is a language in the Indo-Aryan family, which is primarily spoken in Nepal. Nepali is also spoken in the eastern parts of India, and in Myanmar (Burma) and Bhutan. Today, around 17 million people speak the Nepali language.^[1] Nepali is written using the Devanāgarī alphabet, which has 36 letters, but it’s common to see written Nepali transliterated into the Latin alphabet.^[2] As with any language, start by learning basics, like counting and picking up a few simple phrases.

EditSteps

EditLearning the Basics

1. Learn basic Nepali pronunciation. Start by learning how to pronounce Nepali words using the Latin alphabet, before attempting to learn the Devanāgarī alphabet.^[3] Nepalese is largely phonetic in the Latin alphabet, although there are some sounds in Nepali that are not commonly made when speaking English.^[4]
   
   • There are also differences in pronunciation between various national and regional dialects. If you’re planning a trip to Nepal or Myanmar, practice the regional dialect of that specific region.
2. Learn Nepali greetings. As a first step in learning to speak Nepali, pick up a few common phrases of greeting that are spoken between Nepali individuals. The general Nepali greeting is “Namaste.” This is pronounced “nah-mah-stay.” Conveniently, “Namaste” also means goodbye.^[5]
   
   • Address older men and older women respectfully as “dai” or “didi,” respectively.^[6]
   • Tell someone “Good morning” by saying, “Subha prabhat.”
   • Tell someone “Good evening” by saying “Subha sandhya.”
   • Ask “How are you?” by saying, “Tapaain laaee kasto chha?”
   • Ask someone what their name is by saying, “Tapaainko naam ke ho?”
3. Pick up a few important Nepali words and phrases. With a few basic phrases under your belt, you can have a rudimentary conversation. This is useful for practical purposes: if you’re traveling to Nepal, phrases like these can help you communicate to native speakers before you’ve mastered the Nepali language. Learn phrases including:^[7]
   
   • “Please speak more slowly.” “Bistaarai bhannus.”
   • “I don’t understand.” “Maile bujhina.”
   • “Leave me alone!” “Malai eaklai chodnuhos!”
   • “Have a nice day.” “Subha din.”
   • These phrases will be the same regardless of the gender of the individual you’re addressing.
4. Learn a few easy questions. Questions will help you communicate with Nepali speakers. They’re a great way to start a conversation, or to quickly learn necessary information. If you’re traveling to Nepal, you can figure out in advance common questions that you anticipate asking, and master their pronunciation.^[8]
   
   • “Where are you going?” “Kahaan jaane?”
   • “Could you take my photo?” “Mero tasbeer khichna saknu hunchha?”
   • “Do you speak English?” “Tapaain angrejee boln saknuhunchha?”
   • “Do you speak Nepali?” “Ke tapain nepali bolnuhunchha?”^[9]
   • “Where is the toilet?” “Sauchalaya kata chha?”

EditStudying Nepali Alone

1. Purchase a Nepali grammar book. To move beyond the basics of Nepali phrases, delve into a grammar book. This will help you improve at basics and learn more complex aspects of the Nepali language. You should be able to find Nepali grammar books at most large bookstores, or a store specializing in language education supplies.
   
   • If you’re serious about learning Nepali, it would also be a good idea to purchase a Nepali / English dictionary and a Nepali phrasebook.
2. Use online language instruction sites. Look online for a well-developed site that covers pronunciation, vocabulary, verb conjugation, and comprehension. Online resources typically contain audio clips of native speakers pronouncing Nepali words and phrases, which will accelerate your learning.^[10]
   
   • Check out useful websites including My Languages, PolyMath, or NepalGo.
3. Create flashcards to improve memorization. Flashcards can help with memorizing parts of Nepali like pronunciation, verb conjugation, and vocabulary.^[11] Write a Nepali word or phrase on the front of a notecard, and the English translation on the back. Try to remember each of the Nepali words and phrases, and flip the card over to read the back if you can’t remember what a phrase means.
   
   • Flashcards only work if you refer to them frequently. Make them part of your daily routine: quiz yourself on Nepali vocabulary before bed, or flip through a stack of vocabulary words over breakfast.
4. Watch and listen to Nepali television. Many TV shows are aired in Nepalese. Watching one or more of these will increase your level of immersion in the language, and show you how native Nepali speakers pronounce words and converse with one another. Keep the subtitles on at first so you can match Nepalese words with English phrases. Popular contemporary Nepali shows include “Meri Bassai,” “Tito Satya,” and “Jire Khursani.”
   
   • If you can’t find a TV channel dedicated to Nepalese shows, try looking online. Various Nepali shows stream on YouTube, and other networks stream their content online.
   • For example, check out Kantipur TV Life at http://ktv.ekantipur.com/live.
5. Read Nepalese literature or magazines. The more you absorb the Nepali language through any means, the faster you’ll learn to speak it. There is a wealth of Nepalese periodical sites online that you can read. For example, check out a variety of newspapers at http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/nepal.htm. If you’d rather read Nepalese literature, find a copy of Muna Madan by Laxmi Devotka or Mountains Painted with Turmeric by Lil Bahadur Chettri.^[12]
   
   • Note that reading Nepalese will not necessarily improve your ability to speak the language. But, if you practice reading passages out loud, you’ll improve your phrase recognition.

EditStudying and Immersing Yourself in Nepali with Others

1. Converse with Nepali speakers in your community or online. Once you’ve mastered a few Nepalese basics, you can improve your speaking ability by conversing with a fluent Nepali speaker. Speaking with someone fluent in Nepali will allow you to expand your vocabulary and pronunciation. Find a Nepali tutor in your area, or search online for a Nepali chat forum.
   
   • If you know anyone from Nepal or Burma who is learning English, you could help them speak English after they help you speak Nepali.
2. Plan a trip to Nepal or Myanmar. Full immersion in a language can only come if you travel to the area(s) where the language is most commonly spoken. Take a trip to Nepal for at least a week or two. You’ll be surrounded by Nepalese speakers, allowing you to hear Nepalese speech and pronunciation. When traveling to Nepal, you’ll need to have a current passport and a Tourist Visa.^[13]
   
   • If you have friends who speak Nepali fluently, ask them to come on your trip with you. They can act as a “translator” and help you out if you forget some vocabulary or have trouble communicating.
3. Study Nepali in an online course. If you’re not near a university or community college that offers Nepali courses—or if you prefer to learn on your own, outside of a classroom setting—look into studying Nepali in an online course. Studying online will give you freedom to learn anywhere you have an internet connection. You can still benefit from learning collaboratively, though, since you and your online classmates will be learning the same material simultaneously.
   
   • In addition to Cornell and various community colleges, online Nepali courses are offered through various institutions, both academic and non-academic.^[14] These include Language Trainers (in the UK) and the Peace Corps.^[15]
4. Take an in-seat class to learn Nepali. If you’d like to dedicate several months to learning the components of Nepali grammar and pronunciation, look into taking a class at a local university or community college. You’ll learn in a collaborative environment and will be able to practice your speech with classmates. A class also benefits you by giving you recourse to a Nepali expert (the instructor) at any time.
   
   • Cornell University offers Nepali language courses both on campus and online.^[16] The University of Chicago also offers Nepali classes through its South Asia Language Resource Center.^[17]
   • Contact your local community college and ask if they offer classes in the Nepali language.

EditSources and Citations

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How to Prevent Accidental Touches on the HomePod

The touchpad on top of the HomePod can be pretty sensitive, making it likely you’ll trigger something accidentally if you haven’t already. There is a way to prevent accidental touches, though.

To do this, you’ll actually be taking advantage of some Accessibility features included with the HomePod. While they’re technically meant for disabled users, those features can be useful for just about anyone.

To get started, open the Home app. On the “My Home” page, in the “Favorite Accessories” section, either long-press or 3D touch the HomePod icon.

On the HomePod’s page, tap the “Details” button.

On the details page, scroll down towards the bottom, and then select the “Accessibility” category.

On the “Accessibility” page, tap the “Touch Accommodations” setting.

On the “Touch Accommodations” page, turn on the “Touch Accommodations” toggle to enable it. This is the master switch that lets you completely turn on and off any and all Touch Accommodations that you have set up.

First, you can enable the “Hold Duration” accommodation. When this feature is enabled, you have to press down on the touch panel for a specific amount of time before it registers your touch. After enabling the option, you can hit “+” or “-” to change the duration required to register your touch.

Next, you can enable the “Ignore Repeat” option. This feature makes it so that multiple touches within a specific amount of time are only registered as one touch. And just like with the setting above it, you can tap on “+” or “-” to change the duration.

Finally, there’s the “Tap Assistance” section at the very bottom. This is great if you tend to slide your finger on the touch panel rather than tap on it.

If you tend to slide your finger to the point where you actually want to tap, select the “Use Final Touch Location” option. If you tend to slide your finger after you tap on the right spot, select the “Use Initial Touch Location” option. If you don’t find yourself doing either of these things, just leave the setting off.

You can set up whatever combination these settings you want to use and, as mentioned above, you can tap the toggle switch next to “Touch Accommodations” at the very top to enable or disable all the settings at once.

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How to Prevent Accidental Touches on the HomePod

The touchpad on top of the HomePod can be pretty sensitive, making it likely you’ll trigger something accidentally if you haven’t already. There is a way to prevent accidental touches, though.

To do this, you’ll actually be taking advantage of some Accessibility features included with the HomePod. While they’re technically meant for disabled users, those features can be useful for just about anyone.

To get started, open the Home app. On the “My Home” page, in the “Favorite Accessories” section, either long-press or 3D touch the HomePod icon.

On the HomePod’s page, tap the “Details” button.

On the details page, scroll down towards the bottom, and then select the “Accessibility” category.

On the “Accessibility” page, tap the “Touch Accommodations” setting.

On the “Touch Accommodations” page, turn on the “Touch Accommodations” toggle to enable it. This is the master switch that lets you completely turn on and off any and all Touch Accommodations that you have set up.

First, you can enable the “Hold Duration” accommodation. When this feature is enabled, you have to press down on the touch panel for a specific amount of time before it registers your touch. After enabling the option, you can hit “+” or “-” to change the duration required to register your touch.

Next, you can enable the “Ignore Repeat” option. This feature makes it so that multiple touches within a specific amount of time are only registered as one touch. And just like with the setting above it, you can tap on “+” or “-” to change the duration.

Finally, there’s the “Tap Assistance” section at the very bottom. This is great if you tend to slide your finger on the touch panel rather than tap on it.

If you tend to slide your finger to the point where you actually want to tap, select the “Use Final Touch Location” option. If you tend to slide your finger after you tap on the right spot, select the “Use Initial Touch Location” option. If you don’t find yourself doing either of these things, just leave the setting off.

You can set up whatever combination these settings you want to use and, as mentioned above, you can tap the toggle switch next to “Touch Accommodations” at the very top to enable or disable all the settings at once.

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Geek Trivia: Which Of These Bowling Variants Is Extremely Popular In Eastern Canada And The New England Area?

Answer: Candlepin

Bowling is bowling, no matter where you play, right? There are ten pins, shaped and weighted to official standards, and whether you’re playing in a modern, endorsed tournament or in the back of a smokey alley with a dive bar growing out the back, it’s more or less the same thing. Except, if you happen to find yourself on the east coast of Canada and the U.S.

While bowling has been almost completely standardized across North America for over a century, there is actually a hot bed of unique bowling (with some passionate adherents) found all along the eastern seaboard. You see, like many industries, there was an intense period of innovation and variety in the early days of bowling.

While tenpin bowling was standardized by the start of the 20th century, a wide variety of earlier bowling styles persisted in the oldest regions of the two countries. The most popular old-timey variation around is candlepin bowling, called such because the pins aren’t like the curvy, bottom-heavy pins found in tenpin bowling, but are instead cylindrical in shape with slightly tapered tops and bottoms.

The general premise and the lane design is nearly identical to the regular tenpin bowling you’re likely familiar with, but there are some variations beyond the design of the pins. Players use three balls per box (frame) instead of two and the balls are only 4.5 inches (11.43 centimeters) in diameter with no finger holes. The pins knocked down by the first and second balls put into play are not cleared away—there’s no manual or automated re-racking of the pins until the round is closed out with the third ball (unless the bowler gets a strike or spare, then the pins are cleared away and reset).

Given the size of the pins, the difficulty of clearing all of them when some of them are tumbled over and resting against each other, and the lighter, smaller bowling balls, it’s very difficult to achieve high scores on par with tenpin bowling. To date, the highest official score in candlepin bowling is a mere 245 out of 300 potential points.

Image courtesy of the International Candlepin Bowling Association.

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Geek Trivia: Which Of These Bowling Variants Is Extremely Popular In Eastern Canada And The New England Area?

Answer: Candlepin

Bowling is bowling, no matter where you play, right? There are ten pins, shaped and weighted to official standards, and whether you’re playing in a modern, endorsed tournament or in the back of a smokey alley with a dive bar growing out the back, it’s more or less the same thing. Except, if you happen to find yourself on the east coast of Canada and the U.S.

While bowling has been almost completely standardized across North America for over a century, there is actually a hot bed of unique bowling (with some passionate adherents) found all along the eastern seaboard. You see, like many industries, there was an intense period of innovation and variety in the early days of bowling.

While tenpin bowling was standardized by the start of the 20th century, a wide variety of earlier bowling styles persisted in the oldest regions of the two countries. The most popular old-timey variation around is candlepin bowling, called such because the pins aren’t like the curvy, bottom-heavy pins found in tenpin bowling, but are instead cylindrical in shape with slightly tapered tops and bottoms.

The general premise and the lane design is nearly identical to the regular tenpin bowling you’re likely familiar with, but there are some variations beyond the design of the pins. Players use three balls per box (frame) instead of two and the balls are only 4.5 inches (11.43 centimeters) in diameter with no finger holes. The pins knocked down by the first and second balls put into play are not cleared away—there’s no manual or automated re-racking of the pins until the round is closed out with the third ball (unless the bowler gets a strike or spare, then the pins are cleared away and reset).

Given the size of the pins, the difficulty of clearing all of them when some of them are tumbled over and resting against each other, and the lighter, smaller bowling balls, it’s very difficult to achieve high scores on par with tenpin bowling. To date, the highest official score in candlepin bowling is a mere 245 out of 300 potential points.

Image courtesy of the International Candlepin Bowling Association.

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Get Rid of the Annoying Microsoft OneDrive Sign In Popup

Every time you reboot your Windows 10 PC, Microsoft OneDrive bugs you to login or create an account. But what if you don’t want to? What if you want it to go away, forever? Microsoft doesn’t give you that option, but we have a way to disable it for good.

You’d think if the computer is so smart, it would get the message after you close out of the dialog every single time you reboot. But no. They really, really, really want you to sign up for OneDrive. Make it stop!

How to Disable, Kill, Destroy, and Quit the Microsoft OneDrive Sign Up Prompt for Good

If you want to make the annoying dialog go away for good, you’re going to need to disable OneDrive, and there are a couple of ways you could do this.

The Simplest Option: Disable OneDrive from Startup

The reason OneDrive starts up with Windows every time is because it’s listed in the startup items in your PC’s configuration. To disable OneDrive from starting up every single time you reboot your PC, just right-click on the Taskbar and choose the “Task Manager” option—or use the handy CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keyboard shortcut.

In Task Manager, choose the “More Details” option at the bottom, and then flip over to the Startup tab, where you’ll see the offending line item. Give it a good whack with the Disable button, and you’re all done.

The next time you reboot your PC, that annoying OneDrive login window should be gone.

Never Gonna Use OneDrive? You Can Just Uninstall It

Rather than disable something you plan to never use, the nuclear option is to simply uninstall it. Head into Settings (press Windows+I), click the “Apps” option, find Microsoft OneDrive under the “Apps & Features” section, and then click the “Uninstall” button.

Note: If you’re using the Pro version of Windows, you’ll need to use a group policy fix to remove OneDrive from the File Explorer sidebar, but for Home users and if you just want this to stop popping up and annoying you at startup, uninstalling should be fine.

Or You Could Use OneDrive, Perhaps

Alternatively, you could actually use OneDrive if you want. If you have an Office 365 subscription you’ve got access to a terabyte of space, and it works pretty well.

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Get Rid of the Annoying Microsoft OneDrive Sign In Popup

Every time you reboot your Windows 10 PC, Microsoft OneDrive bugs you to login or create an account. But what if you don’t want to? What if you want it to go away, forever? Microsoft doesn’t give you that option, but we have a way to disable it for good.

You’d think if the computer is so smart, it would get the message after you close out of the dialog every single time you reboot. But no. They really, really, really want you to sign up for OneDrive. Make it stop!

How to Disable, Kill, Destroy, and Quit the Microsoft OneDrive Sign Up Prompt for Good

If you want to make the annoying dialog go away for good, you’re going to need to disable OneDrive, and there are a couple of ways you could do this.

The Simplest Option: Disable OneDrive from Startup

The reason OneDrive starts up with Windows every time is because it’s listed in the startup items in your PC’s configuration. To disable OneDrive from starting up every single time you reboot your PC, just right-click on the Taskbar and choose the “Task Manager” option—or use the handy CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keyboard shortcut.

In Task Manager, choose the “More Details” option at the bottom, and then flip over to the Startup tab, where you’ll see the offending line item. Give it a good whack with the Disable button, and you’re all done.

The next time you reboot your PC, that annoying OneDrive login window should be gone.

Never Gonna Use OneDrive? You Can Just Uninstall It

Rather than disable something you plan to never use, the nuclear option is to simply uninstall it. Head into Settings (press Windows+I), click the “Apps” option, find Microsoft OneDrive under the “Apps & Features” section, and then click the “Uninstall” button.

Note: If you’re using the Pro version of Windows, you’ll need to use a group policy fix to remove OneDrive from the File Explorer sidebar, but for Home users and if you just want this to stop popping up and annoying you at startup, uninstalling should be fine.

Or You Could Use OneDrive, Perhaps

Alternatively, you could actually use OneDrive if you want. If you have an Office 365 subscription you’ve got access to a terabyte of space, and it works pretty well.

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