Windows 10: How do I disable all recommendations to run backup?

I am running Win11 as a VM under Linux. The Windows VM is being backup up entirely via TimeShift under the Linux Host. I am constantly being 'urged' under Win 11 to setup and run Backup. As there is no need for this, all it is, is annoying. Obviously Win 11 isn't smart enough to know it's a VM. So, what are the setting changed to stop Win 11 from bugging me?

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Recommendations on a backup regime

Hi, I'm so glad to answer your question here.

• For your first quetsion, I recommend the professional and secure cloud backup app, CBackup, for you to make a incremental backup periodically on command.
  

With this tool, online hard drive backup on PC can be easily realized in several steps for free. Since it offers automtical data backup, you're allowed to set a secheduled backup in a certiain frequency, such as daily, weekly, and monthly. Besides, the File Filter feature enables you to exclude the data you don't need to backup.

• For your second question, here are some recommemdations of external hard disk for you.
  

1. WD Portable Gaming Drive, which is best for Play Station, offers 4 TB of hard drive storage. ($104.6)

2. LaCie Mini External Drive, suitable for Mac and PC, offers 2 TB of hard drive storage. ($59.99)

3. Seagate External Drive, a portable HDD, offers 2 TB of hard drive storage. ($57.99)

Since you prefer a periodic backup than full backup, you'd better try CBackup as an alternative.

Thanks for your asking. Please don't hesitate to ask me of you have futher questions.

 

Backup Issue - Microsoft 10 - Cannot perform initial backup

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Applies to

• Windows
• Windows 10
• Update, backup, & recovery

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My backup stubbornly refuses to run. I can't run the initial backup, therefore the file history backups don't run either. This has been an ongoing problem for quite some time. Suggestions I've received have not worked so far. Following is the problem
and the failed resolution attempts:

• I get this message from the Event Log:

Unable to scan user libraries for changes and perform backup of modified files for configuration C:\Users\Papa\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory\Configuration\Config

Event ID - 201

Level: Error

User - System

*** ---- There is no config file at this directory location. The contents of the location are:

catalog1

catalog2

config1

config2

• In another thread from July, someone suggested checking a particular service (I forget the name just now) is running. It is.

• Two days ago a Microsoft employee suggested the following steps. These steps resulted in no change, still no backup:

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Karthicka_R replied on

• Microsoft
• Support Engineer

Hi,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft community.

I suggest you to follow the below steps to start and stop the services “Windows backup” and “volume shadow copy” and check if it helps.

• Press “Windows+R” and in the run command box type “services. MSc”.
• Search for the service “Windows Backup” double click on it and check whether the service is started or not, click on “OK” button. I suggest you to stop and start the service again.
• Once done again search for the service “Volume shadow copy” double click on it and check whether the service is started or not. I suggest you to stop and start the service again, click on “OK” button and
  check whether you can perform backup successfully.

Hope this information was helpful and do let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to assist.

• I performed these steps multiple times. The backup still crashes, with the same error message. In addition I collected the following error message, but only one time:

Unable to start a backup cycle for configuration C:\Users\Papa\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory\Configuration\Config

Event ID: 200

• Can anyone help me with this stubborn problem?

Thank you in advance.

 

Permanently Disable File History Backup

Hi,

Welcome to Microsoft Community and thank you for your interest in Windows 10.

I suggest you to follow the below steps to turn off the back up and check if it helps.

• Press windows+X and click on control panel.
• Then click on “backup and restore option”.
• Then click on the option “turn on schedule”.
• Then on the left hand side you will get the option ”Turn off schedule”.

Hope this information was helpful and do let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to assist.