After installing latest update lots of users seeing âPlease Sign inâ link on the upper right corner of the File Explorer in Windows 11. Users are confused why File Explorer is asking them to sign in and whatâs its purpose.
FYI, Microsoft recently added a ability to show files from Office.com in File Explorer in Windows 11. These files usually appear under Home tab and listed under Recent section. And âPlease Sign inâ link in associated with this feature.
If you click on the same link and login using Microsoft account credentials, files from Office.com start appearing instantly in File Explorer. Afterwards, âPlease Sign inâ link disappear from the File Explorer.
If youâre seeing âPlease Sign inâ link in the File Explorer that means youâre not logged in yet. And this is a good news especially if you donât want to connect Office.com and File Explorer in Windows 11.
How to Remove âPlease Sign inâ from Windows 11 File Explorer
In case, you want donât want to see âPlease Sign inâ in the File Explorer in Windows 11, then hereâs how you can remove it as well.
In the File Explorer, you need to click on the (âŠ) and select Options from the menu.
In the Folder options window, you need to head over to Privacy section. Under this, you will see a option that reads âShow files from Office.comâ, uncheck the same option.
Click Apply and then OK.
After doing this, âPlease Sign inâ link will disappear instantly from the File Explorer. In case, it still appear, then relaunch File Explorer.
Thatâs it!
So this is how you can remove âPlease Sign inâ link from Windows 11 File Explorer. Why you want to do that? Let us know in the comments.
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