Every time my computer starts Windows reminds me to set up the syncing
of iCloud to my computer. I don't want to sync, but there's no way to
tell it not to bother me again, just a red X to exit the reminder.
Then it's all over again at next boot.

How can I kill it forever?
--
Jim H

"Jim H" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:pcj3vipds8gkp54l76oc03ht5ap4tbhl4u@4ax.com...
| | Every time my computer starts Windows reminds me to set up the syncing
| of iCloud to my computer. I don't want to sync, but there's no way to
| tell it not to bother me again, just a red X to exit the reminder.
| Then it's all over again at next boot.
| | How can I kill it forever?

Download autoruns. If possible, look for the old
Win32 version. The current verrsion is UWP/RT/Metro.
I don't know if it's fully functional.

Autoruns lets you disable things set to start at boot.
It could also be used to figure out where the message
is coming from. If you're getting iCloud ads on Windows
then you must have installed some kind of Apple junk.

(And it is generally junk. Last I saw, iTunes installed
3 processes to run at boot.)

Jim H <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
> Every time my computer starts Windows reminds me to set up the syncing
> of iCloud to my computer. I don't want to sync, but there's no way to
> tell it not to bother me again, just a red X to exit the reminder.
> Then it's all over again at next boot.
>
> How can I kill it forever?

Look in settings and find notifications. Then see if windows tips is
enabled, or anything else that might be doing that.

On 3/13/2024 12:03 PM, Jim H wrote:
>
> Every time my computer starts Windows reminds me to set up the syncing
> of iCloud to my computer. I don't want to sync, but there's no way to
> tell it not to bother me again, just a red X to exit the reminder.
> Then it's all over again at next boot.
>
> How can I kill it forever?
>

No it doesn't.

That word isn't iCloud.

You are referring to the "Backup" notification,
which wants you to deposit your goods into OneDrive,
a Microsoft cloud storage facility. iCloud on the
other hand, is an Apple cloud storage facility, and
like Dropbox, it can be *installed* on Windows (by *you*).
However, the iCloud notification at startup, cannot be turned off,
because there is no iCloud entry registered in
Notifications. To suppress iCloud notifications,
you can turn off all Notifications. which is a good thing,
since they're thinly veiled advertisements.

This is what the Backup Notification is advertising.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/116029-turn-off-onedrive-pc-folder-backup-protection-windows-10-a.html

Normally, it would be the last two items, that would
control random marketing popups.

https://www.tenforums.com/attachments/tutorials/286600d1593873100-turn-off-get-even-more-out-windows-suggestions-windows-10-a-get_even_more_out_of_windows_in_settings.jpg

Suggest ways I can finish setup up my device...

Get tips, tricks, and suggestions as you use Windows.

But there is also a "Backup Settings" in one of the
pictures on this page. And that could be the campaign
needing switchoff. These random marketing group projects,
have separate numbers associated with them, which is why
"they get to appear, then... you whack-a-mole". That's
a more aggressive version, of the previous thing we turned off.

https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/microsoft-pushing-notifications-even-though-ive-turned-them-off/

This is the version of the same thing in Control Panels item.

https://www.ubackup.com/screenshot/en/others/windows-10-backup-notification/enable-windows-10-backup-notification.png

Paul

Jim H wrote on 3/13/24 9:03 AM:
>
> Every time my computer starts Windows reminds me to set up the syncing
> of iCloud to my computer. I don't want to sync, but there's no way to
> tell it not to bother me again, just a red X to exit the reminder.
> Then it's all over again at next boot.
>
> How can I kill it forever?
>
Settings > System > Notifications > Notifications for apps and other senders
- toggle slider off for iCloud
or
- access iCloud item while enabled(slider = on) and selectively disable
specific items

Task Manager > Startup apps(5th icon left hand, veritcal navigation bar)
- Disable iCloud 'startup' item

If you wish to globally turn off Notifications
- Settings > System > Notifications
- toggle slider off for Notifications

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....w¡ñ§±¤ñ

Paul wrote on 3/13/24 10:42 AM:
> On 3/13/2024 12:03 PM, Jim H wrote:
>>
>> Every time my computer starts Windows reminds me to set up the syncing
>> of iCloud to my computer. I don't want to sync, but there's no way to
>> tell it not to bother me again, just a red X to exit the reminder.
>> Then it's all over again at next boot.
>>
>> How can I kill it forever?
>>
>
> No it doesn't.
>
> That word isn't iCloud.
>
> You are referring to the "Backup" notification,
> which wants you to deposit your goods into OneDrive,
> a Microsoft cloud storage facility. iCloud on the
> other hand, is an Apple cloud storage facility, and
> like Dropbox, it can be *installed* on Windows (by *you*).
> However, the iCloud notification at startup, cannot be turned off,
> because there is no iCloud entry registered in
> Notifications. To suppress iCloud notifications,
> you can turn off all Notifications. which is a good thing,
> since they're thinly veiled advertisements.
>
> This is what the Backup Notification is advertising.
>
> https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/116029-turn-off-onedrive-pc-folder-backup-protection-windows-10-a.html
>
> Normally, it would be the last two items, that would
> control random marketing popups.
>
> https://www.tenforums.com/attachments/tutorials/286600d1593873100-turn-off-get-even-more-out-windows-suggestions-windows-10-a-get_even_more_out_of_windows_in_settings.jpg
>
> Suggest ways I can finish setup up my device...
>
> Get tips, tricks, and suggestions as you use Windows.
>
> But there is also a "Backup Settings" in one of the
> pictures on this page. And that could be the campaign
> needing switchoff. These random marketing group projects,
> have separate numbers associated with them, which is why
> "they get to appear, then... you whack-a-mole". That's
> a more aggressive version, of the previous thing we turned off.
>
> https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/microsoft-pushing-notifications-even-though-ive-turned-them-off/
>
> This is the version of the same thing in Control Panels item.
>
> https://www.ubackup.com/screenshot/en/others/windows-10-backup-notification/enable-windows-10-backup-notification.png
>
> Paul
>
Maybe..
iCloud on Windows is a sync-able option.
Multiple options:
- Photos, Documents, Bookmarks, Passwords...
=> files stored in iCloud sync(to/from) to the respective folder in
File Explorer
and
iCloud Calendar and Contacts(available for Windows using Outlook Desktop)

--
....w¡ñ§±¤ñ

On 3/13/2024 2:33 PM, ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ wrote:
> Paul wrote on 3/13/24 10:42 AM:
>> On 3/13/2024 12:03 PM, Jim H wrote:
>>>
>>> Every time my computer starts Windows reminds me to set up the syncing
>>> of iCloud to my computer. I don't want to sync, but there's no way to
>>> tell it not to bother me again, just a red X to exit the reminder.
>>> Then it's all over again at next boot.
>>>
>>> How can I kill it forever?
>>>
>>
>> No it doesn't.
>>
>> That word isn't iCloud.
>>
>> You are referring to the "Backup" notification,
>> which wants you to deposit your goods into OneDrive,
>> a Microsoft cloud storage facility. iCloud on the
>> other hand, is an Apple cloud storage facility, and
>> like Dropbox, it can be *installed* on Windows (by *you*).
>> However, the iCloud notification at startup, cannot be turned off,
>> because there is no iCloud entry registered in
>> Notifications. To suppress iCloud notifications,
>> you can turn off all Notifications. which is a good thing,
>> since they're thinly veiled advertisements.
>>
>> This is what the Backup Notification is advertising.
>>
>>     https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/116029-turn-off-onedrive-pc-folder-backup-protection-windows-10-a.html
>>
>> Normally, it would be the last two items, that would
>> control random marketing popups.
>>
>> https://www.tenforums.com/attachments/tutorials/286600d1593873100-turn-off-get-even-more-out-windows-suggestions-windows-10-a-get_even_more_out_of_windows_in_settings.jpg
>>
>>      Suggest ways I can finish setup up my device...
>>
>>      Get tips, tricks, and suggestions as you use Windows.
>>
>> But there is also a "Backup Settings" in one of the
>> pictures on this page. And that could be the campaign
>> needing switchoff. These random marketing group projects,
>> have separate numbers associated with them, which is why
>> "they get to appear, then... you whack-a-mole". That's
>> a more aggressive version, of the previous thing we turned off.
>>
>> https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/microsoft-pushing-notifications-even-though-ive-turned-them-off/
>>
>> This is the version of the same thing in Control Panels item.
>>
>> https://www.ubackup.com/screenshot/en/others/windows-10-backup-notification/enable-windows-10-backup-notification.png
>>
>>     Paul
>>
> Maybe..
>  iCloud on Windows is a sync-able option.
> Multiple options:
> -  Photos, Documents, Bookmarks, Passwords...
>  => files stored in iCloud sync(to/from) to the respective folder in File Explorer
> and
> iCloud Calendar and Contacts(available for Windows using Outlook Desktop)
>
>

Does the word iCloud appear on my PC ?

This is the only match I get on a quick, filename scan (W11Home).

WiFiCloudStore.dll

If I were to attach a phone to MyPhone or do something
else to entice a foreign ecosystem, then I bet that
would change. Or drop a few identifiers into Mail.App.

I usually remember intrusions when I see them, like
a Flappy Birds or a Disney icon. Or the Xerox file on
machines that have never seen nor heard of Xerox hardware
(that's an older example, WinXP era maybe).

You cannot sync to iCloud without an identifier. How
did the OS acquire that information, and from where ?
Some action must have been carried out by the user,
to suggest certain facilities exist in cloud space.

I have never connected a phone to my machine (I don't
have a phone of the correct type for this), and
conversely, I have never been asked to sync anything
to Dropbox or Mega or iCloud or Google. Whereas if I
did happen to use the Mail.App and entered a gmail
detail there, then that would raise the possibility of
synchronization to an external drive service.

The symptom description, a Notification entry that does
not have a registered control, that's symptomatic of Apple
software. They refuse to follow conventions when visiting
a foreign ecosystem. That's just the way they are. That's
how I can tell, if/when an op reports "I don't have an
iCloud entry to switch off", that's how I will know the individual
installed an iCloud.App or got an iCloud.exe installer
from somewhere.

Paul

On 03/13/2024 5:23 PM, Paul wrote:
> On 3/13/2024 2:33 PM, ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ wrote:
>> Paul wrote on 3/13/24 10:42 AM:
>>> On 3/13/2024 12:03 PM, Jim H wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Every time my computer starts Windows reminds me to set up the syncing
>>>> of iCloud to my computer. I don't want to sync, but there's no way to
>>>> tell it not to bother me again, just a red X to exit the reminder.
>>>> Then it's all over again at next boot.
>>>>
>>>> How can I kill it forever?
>>>>
>>>
>>> No it doesn't.
>>>
>>> That word isn't iCloud.
>>>
>>> You are referring to the "Backup" notification,
>>> which wants you to deposit your goods into OneDrive,
>>> a Microsoft cloud storage facility. iCloud on the
>>> other hand, is an Apple cloud storage facility, and
>>> like Dropbox, it can be *installed* on Windows (by *you*).
>>> However, the iCloud notification at startup, cannot be turned off,
>>> because there is no iCloud entry registered in
>>> Notifications. To suppress iCloud notifications,
>>> you can turn off all Notifications. which is a good thing,
>>> since they're thinly veiled advertisements.
>>>
>>> This is what the Backup Notification is advertising.
>>>
>>>     https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/116029-turn-off-onedrive-pc-folder-backup-protection-windows-10-a.html
>>>
>>> Normally, it would be the last two items, that would
>>> control random marketing popups.
>>>
>>> https://www.tenforums.com/attachments/tutorials/286600d1593873100-turn-off-get-even-more-out-windows-suggestions-windows-10-a-get_even_more_out_of_windows_in_settings.jpg
>>>
>>>      Suggest ways I can finish setup up my device...
>>>
>>>      Get tips, tricks, and suggestions as you use Windows.
>>>
>>> But there is also a "Backup Settings" in one of the
>>> pictures on this page. And that could be the campaign
>>> needing switchoff. These random marketing group projects,
>>> have separate numbers associated with them, which is why
>>> "they get to appear, then... you whack-a-mole". That's
>>> a more aggressive version, of the previous thing we turned off.
>>>
>>> https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/microsoft-pushing-notifications-even-though-ive-turned-them-off/
>>>
>>> This is the version of the same thing in Control Panels item.
>>>
>>> https://www.ubackup.com/screenshot/en/others/windows-10-backup-notification/enable-windows-10-backup-notification.png
>>>
>>>     Paul
>>>
>> Maybe..
>>  iCloud on Windows is a sync-able option.
>> Multiple options:
>> -  Photos, Documents, Bookmarks, Passwords...
>>  => files stored in iCloud sync(to/from) to the respective folder in File Explorer
>> and
>> iCloud Calendar and Contacts(available for Windows using Outlook Desktop)
>>
>>
>
> Does the word iCloud appear on my PC ?
>
> This is the only match I get on a quick, filename scan (W11Home).
>
> WiFiCloudStore.dll
>
> If I were to attach a phone to MyPhone or do something
> else to entice a foreign ecosystem, then I bet that
> would change. Or drop a few identifiers into Mail.App.
>
> I usually remember intrusions when I see them, like
> a Flappy Birds or a Disney icon. Or the Xerox file on
> machines that have never seen nor heard of Xerox hardware
> (that's an older example, WinXP era maybe).
>
> You cannot sync to iCloud without an identifier. How
> did the OS acquire that information, and from where ?
> Some action must have been carried out by the user,
> to suggest certain facilities exist in cloud space.
>
> I have never connected a phone to my machine (I don't
> have a phone of the correct type for this), and
> conversely, I have never been asked to sync anything
> to Dropbox or Mega or iCloud or Google. Whereas if I
> did happen to use the Mail.App and entered a gmail
> detail there, then that would raise the possibility of
> synchronization to an external drive service.
>
> The symptom description, a Notification entry that does
> not have a registered control, that's symptomatic of Apple
> software. They refuse to follow conventions when visiting
> a foreign ecosystem. That's just the way they are. That's
> how I can tell, if/when an op reports "I don't have an
> iCloud entry to switch off", that's how I will know the individual
> installed an iCloud.App or got an iCloud.exe installer
> from somewhere.
>
> Paul
If there is an Icloud app installed on your computer go to the Control
Panel, Program, Uninstall a Program.
Scroll down and uninstalling any thing in it withh Icloud. Just be
sure of what you are uninstalling

Paul wrote on 3/13/24 2:23 PM:
> On 3/13/2024 2:33 PM, ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ wrote:
>> Paul wrote on 3/13/24 10:42 AM:
>>> On 3/13/2024 12:03 PM, Jim H wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Every time my computer starts Windows reminds me to set up the syncing
>>>> of iCloud to my computer. I don't want to sync, but there's no way to
>>>> tell it not to bother me again, just a red X to exit the reminder.
>>>> Then it's all over again at next boot.
>>>>
>>>> How can I kill it forever?
>>>>
>>>
>>> No it doesn't.
>>>
>>> That word isn't iCloud.
>>>
>>> You are referring to the "Backup" notification,
>>> which wants you to deposit your goods into OneDrive,
>>> a Microsoft cloud storage facility. iCloud on the
>>> other hand, is an Apple cloud storage facility, and
>>> like Dropbox, it can be *installed* on Windows (by *you*).
>>> However, the iCloud notification at startup, cannot be turned off,
>>> because there is no iCloud entry registered in
>>> Notifications. To suppress iCloud notifications,
>>> you can turn off all Notifications. which is a good thing,
>>> since they're thinly veiled advertisements.
>>>
>>> This is what the Backup Notification is advertising.
>>>
>>>     https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/116029-turn-off-onedrive-pc-folder-backup-protection-windows-10-a.html
>>>
>>> Normally, it would be the last two items, that would
>>> control random marketing popups.
>>>
>>> https://www.tenforums.com/attachments/tutorials/286600d1593873100-turn-off-get-even-more-out-windows-suggestions-windows-10-a-get_even_more_out_of_windows_in_settings.jpg
>>>
>>>      Suggest ways I can finish setup up my device...
>>>
>>>      Get tips, tricks, and suggestions as you use Windows.
>>>
>>> But there is also a "Backup Settings" in one of the
>>> pictures on this page. And that could be the campaign
>>> needing switchoff. These random marketing group projects,
>>> have separate numbers associated with them, which is why
>>> "they get to appear, then... you whack-a-mole". That's
>>> a more aggressive version, of the previous thing we turned off.
>>>
>>> https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/microsoft-pushing-notifications-even-though-ive-turned-them-off/
>>>
>>> This is the version of the same thing in Control Panels item.
>>>
>>> https://www.ubackup.com/screenshot/en/others/windows-10-backup-notification/enable-windows-10-backup-notification.png
>>>
>>>     Paul
>>>
>> Maybe..
>>  iCloud on Windows is a sync-able option.
>> Multiple options:
>> -  Photos, Documents, Bookmarks, Passwords...
>>  => files stored in iCloud sync(to/from) to the respective folder in File Explorer
>> and
>> iCloud Calendar and Contacts(available for Windows using Outlook Desktop)
>>
>>
>
> Does the word iCloud appear on my PC ?
>
> You cannot sync to iCloud without an identifier. How
> did the OS acquire that information, and from where ?
> Some action must have been carried out by the user,
> to suggest certain facilities exist in cloud space.
>

Doesn't matter what appears on your pc.

The op will have to provide sufficient information for his hardware
including Apple devices.

A phone isn't the sole requirement for iCloud on a Windows device.
- One example...it's an option in iTunes without or without the mobile
devices specified in iCloud system requirements.
- another e.g. could be Apple Music or Windows app for Apple TV
=> all three can be done in Windows with or without having a phone
tethered to the Windows device.

--
....w¡ñ§±¤ñ

Jim H wrote:
>
> Every time my computer starts Windows reminds me to set up the syncing
> of iCloud to my computer. I don't want to sync, but there's no way to
> tell it not to bother me again, just a red X to exit the reminder.
> Then it's all over again at next boot.
>
> How can I kill it forever?

Remove iCloud from Startup.

or

Just go to Control Panel/ Programs and Features/ iCloud, and try iCloud
repair, and if that doesn't work then uninstall the pest.

Ed

On Wed, 13 Mar 2024 11:25:10 -0700, in <ussr28$1338f$1@dont-email.me>,
....w¡ñ§±¤ñ <winstonmvp@gmail.com> wrote:

>Jim H wrote on 3/13/24 9:03 AM:
>>
>> Every time my computer starts Windows reminds me to set up the syncing
>> of iCloud to my computer. I don't want to sync, but there's no way to
>> tell it not to bother me again, just a red X to exit the reminder.
>> Then it's all over again at next boot.
>>
>> How can I kill it forever?
>>
>Settings > System > Notifications > Notifications for apps and other senders
>- toggle slider off for iCloud
>or
>- access iCloud item while enabled(slider = on) and selectively disable
>specific items
>
>
>Task Manager > Startup apps(5th icon left hand, veritcal navigation bar)
> - Disable iCloud 'startup' item
>
>If you wish to globally turn off Notifications
> - Settings > System > Notifications
> - toggle slider off for Notifications

Task Manager and disabling 4 different running iCloud programs/apps,
plus a reboot, did the trick. Thank you!!!
--
Jim H