You can’t get rid of it, you can only hide it: Microsoft imposes controversial Windows Backup on users::Like it or not, the Windows Backup app installed in Windows 10 and Windows 11 is here to stay, with Microsoft calling it a “system component” that can’t be
This isn’t new
The new backup tool ONLY backs up to OneDrive, and you MUST use a personal Microsoft account, not even a work or a school account.
Seriously, look at the link. If you want to use an external drive, for example, or a different cloud account, it’s a different process and the settings are buried several layers deep.
If the new app were like the old versatile backup tool you picture here, there would be no issue.