Action Advised - Back Up Your PC

1. Quickly turn off reminders
Disable via Security Center
Open Windows Security Center (Taskbar shield icon)
Go to “Device performance and operational status”
Under “Backup Suggestions”, click “Turn off notifications”.
2. Disable by Group Policy (Professional/Enterprise)
Press Win+R and type gpedit.msc
Navigate to:
Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Maintenance Manager
Enable the “Turn off maintenance notifications” policy
3. Resolve the problem completely (recommended)
Option A: Complete a system backup
Connect an external storage device (USB/removable drive)
Go to Settings > Update and Security > Backup
4. Select:
File History Backup (documents/images, etc.)
System image backup (Control Panel > Backup and Restore)
Option B: Check disk health status
Run CMD as administrator:
cmd
chkdsk C: /f /r
Check SSD health:
cmd
winsat disk -drive C
5. Advanced user options
Disable via registry (applies to all versions)
Press Win+R and type regedit
Locate:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeviceHealth
Create a new DWORD (32-bit) value:
Name: DisableBackupNotification
Value: 1
6. Troubleshooting Common Problems
Constant pop-up reminders?
Run the troubleshooting tool:
cmd
msdt.exe -id MaintenanceDiagnostic
7. Backup failed?
Make sure the destination drive:
Has enough space (at least 1.5 times the space already used on the C drive)
Uses NTFS format
Is not a system reserved partition