--- title: Windows 11 finally lets you opt out of OneDrive during... description: Windows 11's out-of-box setup experience now reportedly lets users decline OneDrive setup outright, rather than only offering a temporary 'remind me in 3 days'... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/windows-11-finally-lets-you-opt-out-of-onedrive-during-setup-instead-of-just-reminding-you-in-three--gl5cfqc8n twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Windows 11 finally lets you opt out of OneDrive during setup instead of just reminding you in three days | daily.dev og:description: Windows 11's out-of-box setup experience now reportedly lets users decline OneDrive setup outright, rather than only offering a temporary 'remind me in 3 days'... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/windows-11-finally-lets-you-opt-out-of-onedrive-during-setup-instead-of-just-reminding-you-in-three--gl5cfqc8n og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/gL5cFqC8N.png og:image:alt: Windows 11 finally lets you opt out of OneDrive during setup instead of just reminding you in three days og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Windows 11 finally lets you opt out of OneDrive during setup instead of just reminding you in three days **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Windows 11's out-of-box setup experience now reportedly lets users decline OneDrive setup outright, rather than only offering a temporary 'remind me in 3 days' snooze option as before. This is seen as a small but notable shift in Microsoft's approach to user consent during onboarding. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Can I now decline OneDrive setup entirely during Windows 11 installation instead of just postponing it? Yes, the Windows 11 out-of-box setup experience has reportedly been updated to include an option to decline OneDrive setup outright, rather than only offering a temporary 'remind me in 3 days' snooze prompt as in earlier builds. The exact build number and rollout scope were not confirmed. _Track how Windows setup and onboarding changes evolve by following OS update coverage on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [No I don't want to turn on Windows Backup with One Drive](https://daily.dev/posts/no-i-don-t-want-to-turn-on-windows-backup-with-one-drive-3btcir2em) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Internal push to end Windows 11’s Microsoft Account rule](https://daily.dev/posts/internal-push-to-end-windows-11-s-microsoft-account-rule-lbdcgch8k) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#microsoft](https://daily.dev/tags/microsoft), [#windows](https://daily.dev/tags/windows) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/windows-11-finally-lets-you-opt-out-of-onedrive-during-setup-instead-of-just-reminding-you-in-three--gl5cfqc8n) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Windows 11 finally lets you opt out of OneDrive during setup instead of just reminding you in three days","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/windows-11-finally-lets-you-opt-out-of-onedrive-during-setup-instead-of-just-reminding-you-in-three--gl5cfqc8n","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/windows-11-finally-lets-you-opt-out-of-onedrive-during-setup-instead-of-just-reminding-you-in-three--gl5cfqc8n"},"datePublished":"2026-08-31T03:04:31.802Z","dateModified":"2026-08-31T03:12:47.495Z","description":"Windows 11's out-of-box setup experience now reportedly lets users decline OneDrive setup outright, rather than only offering a temporary 'remind me in 3 days'...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/9ebeaea61bcadae62b290491b93883ef?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/9ebeaea61bcadae62b290491b93883ef?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"XDA Developers","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"XDA Developers","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--kCg6yyAP--/f_auto,q_auto/v1774964407/logos/xda-developers?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/windows-11-finally-lets-you-opt-out-of-onedrive-during-setup-instead-of-just-reminding-you-in-three--gl5cfqc8n","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"microsoft,windows","timeRequired":"PT1M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"XDA Developers","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Windows 11 finally lets you opt out of OneDrive during setup instead of just reminding you in three days"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/windows-11-finally-lets-you-opt-out-of-onedrive-during-setup-instead-of-just-reminding-you-in-three--gl5cfqc8n#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Can I now decline OneDrive setup entirely during Windows 11 installation instead of just postponing it?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes, the Windows 11 out-of-box setup experience has reportedly been updated to include an option to decline OneDrive setup outright, rather than only offering a temporary 'remind me in 3 days' snooze prompt as in earlier builds. 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