

It should also go without saying that if you’re invested in Dropbox or Google Drive then the absence of OneDrive overlays is not a problem for you. It may sound ridiculous to delete programs in order to get your icon overlays back, but that’s the easiest method. Then start the Task Manager, right-click on Windows Explorer under Apps and select Restart to get your icons back. Once you’ve done that, open a File Explorer window and leave it open. So what’s the easiest answer? Delete a few of the cloud service programs that are competing for system resources with OneDrive. Restart File Explorer to see the check marks return to OneDrive.
