Yup theres a downloadable doover that nukes Cloud...no more icon anyplace. I've used it and no problems. Google for Disable_SkyDrive_Intergration.reg
small download seeing its a registry entry.
Also if you Google Disable Skydrive theres a thing from MS Technet that runs you through disabling it...
Process Laso you can nuke this...won't afaik uninstall it but it can/will disable/stop it from running. At least thats what I have done and theres no icon in the notification area and it's not listed any longer as a running process which suits me because I have zero interest in storing anything...
HI..I had same hassles getting this to install so this is what I did.
open Command prompt in admin mode.
Ran the dism commands to check image health and then the restore command to repair.THEN
I downloaded the Windows Update repair tool and ran both the options you get THEN
I installed the 355...