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Windows 11 is nagging users to try OneDrive to "fully backup" your PC (www.windowslatest.com)

submitted 1 year ago by lemmee_in@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Windows 11 and Windows 10 were recently updated with “Windows Backup”, which has now become a system app. While the feature initially appeared as “optional” or something that could be easily dismissed, Microsoft is slowly getting aggressive with its new OneDrive backup campaign on Windows 11.

Windows 11’s “Windows Backup” uses OneDrive to back up many of the things that are important to you. This may include your credentials, settings, pictures, documents, videos, files, themes, or even audio settings. Microsoft wants the Windows Backup app to become the ultimate backup tool, but there’s a catch.

Windows Backup does not support offline backups and requires a OneDrive plan. By default, OneDrive offers 5GB of free storage, which is why some users do not want to backup their PC. But is that going to stop Microsoft from pestering users? Probably not. In a new server-side update, Windows 11 has started nagging users to try the Backup tool.

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[–] PhAzE@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

It's the first thing I uninstall in a fresh install

[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Windows pushing users to use Linux!

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Given 'backup' or 'back-up' is a noun, and 'back up' is the verb form, does the nag pop-up have the spelling mistake? It suggests the people writing (and reviewing) this code aren't the star employees. Is it a make-work project from sales? Intern-chow?

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[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Interesting. I wonder if I'm going to end up getting this or not? My guess is that I won't, but we'll see.

I have Windows 11 on my new computer, yes (and I needed Windows because some of the things I want to do require it), but I installed Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC, and it doesn't really come with much of anything out of the box. It's supposed to only get security updates, no features updates.

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