- OneDrive’s latest update on Windows 11 now requires users to provide reasons for quitting the app, without which you cannot close the app.
- This is the latest tactic from Microsoft to promote its services within Windows heavily.
OneDrive is a good competitor to Google Drive, and it makes a lot of sense for Microsoft Office and business users deep into Microsoft’s ecosystem of apps. OneDrive users also benefit from the app’s heavy integration with Windows 11. However, OneDrive may not be everyone’s prime choice, even if Windows 11 is, so they end up closing the app to stop it from taking up system resources. But Microsoft doesn’t seem particularly happy about this, and now it wants answers on why exactly you are closing OneDrive.
According to a report from Neowin, Windows 11 will not let you quit the OneDrive app without selecting a reason. You will have to choose one of the options presented in the dropdown. If you don’t want to provide an answer, then the Quit OneDrive button remains greyed out. It’s not immediately clear if you can still click the greyed-out button, but the UI indicates that you cannot (and if you could click on the greyed-out button, that would qualify as a dark pattern).