If you use Google Drive as your primary online storage for your work and personal files, then it’s important to remove it from your PC. This guide will show you how to uninstall Google Drive Stream on Windows 10 and 8.1, and how to re-install it if it’s already installed.

  1. Open the Start menu and type “cmd” (without the quotes) into the search bar.
  2. Type “netstat -a” into the command prompt and press Enter.
  3. The netstat output will show you all of the active connections on your PC, including Google Drive Stream connections. If there are any active Google Drive Stream connections, they will be listed in the “Active Connections” section of the netstat output.
  4. To uninstall Google Drive Stream from your PC, open the command prompt and type “uninstall-program google drive stream”. This will uninstall Google Drive Stream from your computer permanently. If you want to keep Google Drive Stream installed but not use it anymore, type “install-program google drive stream”.