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How to turn off Slideshow of Onedrive "On this day" photos

John Anderson 115 Reputation points
2025-07-30T21:43:11.7266667+00:00

This is an answer to the thread called Onedrive photos? My memories from this day is now horrible bc of Slideshow , which is now locked (why?) so I couldn't answer it there. To go back to the regular display of pictures from that date over the years, click on the hamburger menu (the vertical ellipsis in Safari or something like it in other browsers) and choose "View all photos". That takes you back to the usual display, at least with Safari. 'Course, like many others, it appears, I would rather have Slideshow be a choice accessible from the usual display than vice versa.

Moderator note: added link to the referenced forum thread

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  1. Ian Stratton 10 Reputation points
    2025-11-07T14:49:59.0166667+00:00

    I could not agree more about getting rid of the cheesy slide show. I still want to see old photos, but allow me to decide whether I want your show.

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  2. Jeff Bray 20 Reputation points
    2025-10-24T18:04:30.0666667+00:00

    Anyone get an update on how to turn this feature off? Tired of the slideshow. Also don't like the update to how the photos are displayed. Still trying to figure it out. Maybe it will get easier once the silly slide show is gone. Please Microsoft get rid of it, or if there is a fix, please community provide solution.

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  3. Mike P 10 Reputation points
    2025-09-02T15:34:13.39+00:00

    In addition to being unwanted this feature takes a ridiculous amount of time to load. It's like being back on dial-up waiting as a photo draws line by line. The difference is that after 10 minutes the dial-up photo has loaded while I'm still waiting for a feature I don't want to load so that I can go back to viewing just the photos. Once it loads (if it ever does) you can click the three dots to go to the photos.

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  4. Carlo Luna 6,895 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-07-31T16:50:54.4033333+00:00

    Hi John,

    Thank you for posting in the Microsoft community. I understand that you want to turn off the OneDrive Memories or the On this day photos. I'm here to help.

    Let’s go through a few steps and check if it helps resolve the issue:

    1. Click the OneDrive icon on the taskbar.
    2. Click the gear icon in the top right corner and select Settings from the menu.
    3. Once the OneDrive Settings window appears, click Notifications in the left column
    4. Toggle off the Notify me when “On this day” memories are available option from the list on the right.

    Once you complete the steps, you will no longer receive “On this Day” memory notifications

    You may visit link below:
    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/how-to-turn-off-onedrive-memories-3c706c9d-5129-4660-99a4-86fb888ee630

    Please let us know if these steps help resolve the issue, or if you need further assistance. We're here to help!

    If the answer is helpful, please click "Accept Answer" and kindly upvote it. If you have extra questions about this answer, please click "Comment".

    Regards,

    Carlo | Microsoft Community Support

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