How to Enable or Disable OneDrive On This Day Notifications in Windows 10


OneDrive is a cloud-based storage service that comes with your Microsoft account. OneDrive is integrated into Windows 10 where you can view, browse, upload, and share the files you saved online to OneDrive from any PC, tablet, or phone.

The OneDrive On This Day feature reminds you of photos and videos stored to your OneDrive from years past to relive old memories.

When you Sign in to OneDrive and have it running, photos and videos stored to your OneDrive folder on your PC will sync to your online OneDrive > Photos > On this day by default.

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the OneDrive "On this day" memories are available notifications for your account in Windows 10.

It is required to have notifications turned on for OneDrive to get OneDrive "On this day" memories are available notifications.



Contents

  • Option One: Enable or Disable OneDrive "On this day" Notifications in OneDrive Settings
  • Option Two: Enable or Disable OneDrive "On this day" Notifications using a REG file






OPTION ONE

Enable or Disable OneDrive "On this day" Notifications in OneDrive Settings


1 Click/tap on the OneDrive icon in the notification area, click/tap on Help & Settings, and click/tap on Settings. (see screenshot below)

Enable or Disable OneDrive On This Day Notifications in Windows 10-onedrive_settings.jpg

2 Click/tap on the Settings tab, check (enable - default) or uncheck (disable) the When "On this day" memories are available setting for what you want, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)

Enable or Disable OneDrive On This Day Notifications in Windows 10-onedirve_when_on-day_memories_are_available.png






OPTION TWO

Enable or Disable OneDrive "On this day" Notifications using a REG file


The downloadable .reg files below will modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\OneDrive\Accounts\Personal

OnThisDayPhotoNotificationDisabled DWORD

0 = Enable
1 = Disable


1 Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you would like to do.


2 To Enable OneDrive "On this day" Notifications

This is the default setting.

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the REG file below, and go to step 4 below.

Enable_OneDrive_On-This_Day_memories_available_notifications.reg

Download


3 To Disable OneDrive "On this day" Notifications

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the REG file below, and go to step 4 below.

Disable_OneDrive_On-This_Day_memories_available_notifications.reg

Download


4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn Brink


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