Microsoft has yielded to user complaints, abandoning the intrusive survey prompt that demanded explanations when closing OneDrive on Windows. The tech giant reinstated the original prompt, citing user feedback as the driving force behind this decision. However, a recent update introduces a new annoyance — a mandatory dialog box requiring users to specify reasons for closing the OneDrive app. 

This unwelcome addition hinders the already obscured process of shutting down OneDrive, tucked away under a "pause syncing" option. Users must now choose from a list of reasons before being allowed to exit.

Highlights:

• Microsoft ditches mandatory survey prompt for OneDrive closure.
• Recent OneDrive update introduces a new mandatory dialog box for closure.
• Users express frustration as quitting OneDrive becomes a more convoluted process. 

Between November 1 and 8, a select group of consumer OneDrive users experienced a survey prompt seeking feedback upon closing the OneDrive sync client. Microsoft defended this move, claiming it was aimed at improving product quality. However, the latest OneDrive update features an additional layer of frustration: a dialog box demanding users choose reasons for closing the app. Options include expressing disinterest in OneDrive, attempting to troubleshoot issues, or desiring to optimize computer speed. Unfortunately, a straightforward "close the application" choice is conspicuously absent.

Microsoft's persistent promotion of OneDrive within Windows has been ongoing, with Windows 11 defaulting to sync files to Microsoft's cloud-powered storage. This recent behavior mirrors Microsoft's history of intrusive prompts, reminiscent of Edge-related queries during alternative browser downloads. Whether this trend continues, extending to shutdown polls, remains to be seen. To bypass the latest OneDrive inconvenience, users can resort to the classic method of ending the task through Task Manager.