How do I permanently disable the backup "Choose backup options" notification in Windows 10?

Question

Since I've upgraded to Windows 10 version 2004, I'm getting this notification on every boot:

Choose backup options to protect your pictures and documents

Your device comes with built-in options to protect your files. Choose the one that works best for you.

Turn off reminders View backup options

I'm using a third-party backup solution and I'm not interested. The Turn off reminders button doesn't work though, it hides the notification, but it will return after reboot or the next day. View backup options hides the notification, but else nothing happens.

I've unchecked Windows Backup under Security and Maintenance settings in the classic Control Panel. It didn't help.

How do I permanently stop this notification? Or better, how do I make the buttons actually do what they are intended to do?

Answer 1

I can right-click the notification and choose Turn off all notifications for Backup settings. It can be re-enabled by going to the modern Control Panel → System → Notifications & actions → toggle the switch next to Windows Backup.

This solves the problem for me, but other users may want to actually use Windows Backup in the future. I'm still looking for a solution that makes notification buttons work.

Answer 2

Using ProcMon I found that disabling the backup notification results in a new DWORD in the registry:

Enabled with a value of 0 here:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Notifications\Settings\Windows.SystemToast.BackupReminder