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OneDrive photos were accidentally pushed early; enterprise personal computers could not use it.
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Microsoft has hidden the app from search, but its files remain; it is inactive until released.
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It integrates cloud and local photo libraries, but it’s not ready for full release yet.
A while back, Microsoft confirmed that it was rolling out the new OneDrive Photos app to everyone’s PC a little earlier than expected. The bad news was that enterprise PCs couldn’t actually use the application because they didn’t have the proper permissions to use it. The indeed The bad news is that uninstalling OneDrive Photos involves removing the entire OneDrive app from your computer, which isn’t ideal.
Now we’re hearing reports that OneDrive Photos has been removed from Windows Search. However, the app itself doesn’t seem to have disappeared; it’s just sleeping.
Microsoft has hidden OneDrive Photos, but it’s still there
The exact release date is pending
in the report Windows latestThe publication noted that OneDrive Photos no longer shows up when searching for it. However, the program’s files are still on the device itself; in fact, Windows Latest can reload OneDrive photos by restarting the executable.
There’s a good chance that Microsoft will choose not to roll back the installation, as it will likely open up OneDrive photos soon. Instead, it hid the app from user view while the company worked on all the issues people had with the app. At the very least, the app shouldn’t load without manual intervention, so it shouldn’t be secretly slowing down your computer.
From what it sounds like, OneDrive Photos seems like a really handy app. It combines cloud and local storage so you can access all your photos, no matter where they’re stored. Microsoft accidentally jumped the gun and announced something other than what it should have been.
