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Why Windows 11 enables OneDrive backup by default and how to turn it off

Microsoft is pushing its cloud services more strongly in the latest Windows 11 update. Many users are already feeling its impact. In version 25H2, OneDrive Backup turns on automatically when you sign ...
ZDNet

Windows 11 now turns on OneDrive folder backup without your permission

Microsoft often fiddles with Windows in ways that benefit the company, but not necessarily its users. The latest example affects OneDrive in Windows 11. OneDrive can back up and synchronize certain ...
Ars Technica

Windows Backup (and associated nightmares)

After about 4 hours of reading and trying new fixes for errors 0x80080005 and 0x800700b7, I finally managed to get Windows Backup started (The errors required Starting Volume Shadow Copy, Starting ...
ZDNet

OneDrive Backup just got a massive change for the better - how it works now

Microsoft automatically turns on OneDrive Backup in new Windows 11 installations. Your files aren't stolen -- they've just been moved to a new folder and synced to the cloud. A recent, undocumented ...
Ars Technica

Clean Windows upgrade: Easiest/fastest way to backup and then reinstall software and data?

This weekend I have the task of moving a laptop from Windows 10 to Windows 11 (yeah yeah). As there are some quirks with the current operating system, I'm not going to do an upgrade, but go for a ...