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In addition to monthly reminders to use Microsoft Edge and Microsoft 365, Windows 11 now recommends using OneDrive. A recent Windows Update triggers a full-screen pop-up for OneDrive, which looks like the OOBE (out-of-the-box experience) that typically pops up when you install Windows 11 for the first time.

First spotted by Windows Latest, Windows 11 has a new pop-up titled “Let’s back up your files,” which appears automatically when you start your PC.

It’s worth noting that OneDrive’s free storage is limited to 5GB, so you need to buy storage to use the Windows Backup feature. It isn’t practically possible to backup your complete PC to OneDrive in the long run unless you have empty folders.

Also, if you do manage to skip the OneDrive pop-up when booting Windows, you’ll see another notification that warns your PC that it is not fully backed up with an alert icon.

It isn’t possible to pause or remove these alerts and full-screen pop-ups in Windows 11 if you live outside the European Union.

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[–] PhAzE@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 months ago

I skip this and fully uninstall one drive immediately after getting control of the desktop.

[–] LunchMoneyThief@links.hackliberty.org 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

That is awesome. They should also make it flash and induce epileptic episodes. Punish normies.

[–] Gestrid@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

For better or worse, I have a school account linked to my OneDrive (makes it easy to hop on a school computer to work on stuff), so at least I probably won't see this.

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world -3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I just buy a grey market pro key and it seems to stop all of these issues. I can't say I've seen 1/4 of the things news articles are complaining about windows doing.

[–] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

Are you in the states? Uninstall one drive and come back to me on this one.

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