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hhudo
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Oct 06, 2023

Remove "Start backup" from File Explorer

Latest Windows 11 update shows this very annoying button, and can't find a way to remove it (I don't want to use this backup feature):     Any PS script to disable this? Hope MS is working o...
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djkrose
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Dec 28, 2023

Try this to get rid of the "Start back up" button in Windows Explorer address bar:

 

  1. Open RegEdit
  2. Go to HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StorageProvider\OneDrive
  3. Remove or rename the key StorageProviderKnownFolderSyncInfoSourceFactory
  4. Restart Windows Explorer

 

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davidhbrown
Copper Contributor
Dec 28, 2023
That seems to have worked for me, though I haven't restarted or had any updates yet. For step 4, all I had to do was make sure all Explorer windows were closed (I was also checking Task Manager), then I started it up again with Windows-E and clicked "Desktop" which is one of the usual victims of this advertising. Doesn't seem to be whining about missing its registry key in the event log, either.

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