How to fix OneDrive missing after a reset on Windows 10

OneDrive usually installs automatically on every new installation of Windows 10, and the sync client is even preserved during upgrades. However, because it’s now possible to uninstall the OneDrive client, the reset process threats it as other application, as such it’s removed when you’re trying to recover your system to the default factory settings.

The issue with this behavior is that it gives users the impression that something went wrong with the reset process as OneDrive goes missing after a reset, and Windows 10 doesn’t make it intuitive to get it back.

In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to get OneDrive back after a reset or it goes missing from your Windows 10 device for any other reason.

How to install OneDrive on Windows 10

If after resetting your device you don’t find OneDrive on Windows 10, nothing actually went wrong, you just need to add the sync client manually.

1. Download the OneDrive app.

2. Double-click the OneDriveSetup.exe file to install the sync engine.

3. Open Start.

4. Search for OneDrive, and click the top result.

5. Sign-in with your Microsoft account associated with OneDrive.

6. Follow the on-screen directions to complete the setup.

Once you’ve completed the steps, you can start using OneDrive again on your PC.