Windows 11 is nagging users to try OneDrive to “fully backup” your PC | Laptop News

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.

As shown in the above screenshot spotted by Windows Latest, there is a notification from “Windows Backup” that says: “Your PC is not fully backed up. Backup is not turned on for Credentials and Folders. Back up now to save them if something happens to your PC.”

There are two buttons below this message: “Back up now” and “Dismiss.”

If you select “Back up now”, it will turn on Windows Backup settings and automatically begin synching your data to OneDrive, which has a cap limit of 5G if you’re on the free plan. Or you can click “Dismiss”, which dismisses the notification for a few weeks.

It is worth noting that the pop-up alert could reappear if you turn off settings. For example, if you…