


We'll have to wait to see the response to Windows 11's new notification.With sync, you’re able to access files stored in OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams through Windows Explorer and macOS Finder, which is especially useful if you love the days of shared drives and click click clicking through to get your files right through Explorer or Finder. Of course, that also means that almost half felt it was a good thing (34.65% of polled participants) or didn't care (13.99% of polled participants). When Microsoft added a Bing icon to its Edge browser, just over half of our polled readers said they felt the move was too pushy. Regardless of which side you fall on, these types of notifications have proven controversial in the past. Some will refer to prompts by Microsoft as ads. Does that same logic extend to Microsoft suggesting people back files from their respective computers onto OneDrive? Do you view the notification to back up files to OneDrive as an advertisement? Is it an ad to tell a OneDrive user that they can save Word documents online? I think most would claim that's a reasonable prompt from a cloud storage provider. Others feel since Microsoft makes and maintains Windows 11, that it has the right to promote services that it feels benefit users.Įven the definition of an ad varies from person to person. Some claim that Microsoft is too pushy when it prompts people to use OneDrive through File Explorer or the Start menu. Whether prompts to use OneDrive within the Start menu are good or bad depends on who you ask. The system classifies them as multimedia devices even though they are not.

Some devices might notice different visual treatments as we gather feedback. See the example below. It will deploy more broadly in the coming months. This is only available to a small audience right now. New! This update introduces notifications for Microsoft accounts in the Start menu.Here are Microsoft's highlights of what's new in the update: Build 22621.1485: Highlights
