How to Turn off OneDrive Notifications (5 Ways)

Are you tired of receiving endless notifications from OneDrive on Windows 11/10? Here this tutorial on MiniTool will show you how to turn off OneDrive notifications from OneDrive Settings, OneDrive web, Windows Settings, and by using Registry Editor.

OneDrive has become one of the most popular cloud storage services due to its free 5 GB storage space and its powerful data synchronization and backup functions. However, many users complain that they always receive irrelevant OneDrive notifications during work hours, such as the “On this day” notification asking them to look back at their memories.

That is why we write this post to explain how to turn off OneDrive notifications. Keep reading to find the detailed instructions.

How Do I Turn off OneDrive Notifications Windows 11/10

Way 1. Stop OneDrive Notifications From OneDrive Settings

OneDrive has several notification options enabled by default. You can customize these notification options from OneDrive Settings.

Step 1. Open OneDrive and sign into your account. Here you may be interested in this post: OneDrive There Was a Problem Signing You In.

Step 2. Click the OneDrive icon on the taskbar to click the gear icon > Settings.

Step 3. In the OneDrive Settings window, move on to the Notifications tab, then customize the notification options in the right panel.

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Way 2. Stop OneDrive Notifications From OneDrive Web

If you are used to using OneDrive web version, you can also turn off OneDrive notifications from your browser.

First, log into your OneDrive account.

Second, click Settings > Options > Notifications. On the notifications page, you can uncheck the unwanted notification emails and then click the Save button to make this change take effect.

Way 3. Stop OneDrive Notifications Using Registry Editor

To disable the “On this day” notification of OneDrive, you can tweak the Windows registries by taking advantage of the Registry Editor.

Note:

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How to turn off OneDrive notifications by editing registries? Follow the instructions below.

Step 1. Press the Windows + R key combination. Then type regedit in the text box and press Enter.

Step 2. If a UAC window pops up, select the Yes option.

Step 3. In Registry Editor, navigate to the following path:

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\OneDrive\Accounts\Personal

Step 4. Right-click on the Personal folder and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value. Name the newly created value to OnThisDayPhotoNotificationDisabled.

Step 5.Double-click OnThisDayPhotoNotificationDisabled and set up its value data to 1. After that, click OK.

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Way 4. Stop OneDrive Notifications From Windows Settings

Alternatively, you can choose to turn off OneDrive notifications from Windows Settings. By using this way, you can also disable notifications of other applications. The major steps are as follows.

Step 1. Press the Windows + I key combination to open Windows Settings. Select the System option.

Step 2. Go to the Notifications & actions tab, under the Get notifications from these senders section, switch the button next to Microsoft OneDrive to Off.

Way 5. Disable OneDrive on Startup

To prevent OneDrive from automatically sending you notifications every time you boot into Windows, you can disable OneDrive on Startup.

Step 1. Open Windows Settings by pressing Windows + I or using the Windows search box.

Step 2. Click Apps > Startup.

Step 3. In the right panel, find Microsoft OneDrive and switch the button next to it to Off.

Bottom Line

To sum up, this article introduces how to turn off OneDrive notifications Windows 11/10. Hope these ways can help you stop OneDrive notifications effectively.

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