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Bronze Contributor

Jul 01, 2021

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Making it so users cant disable autosave in office apps

Hi all, Is it possible to stop users from turning off autosave on office apps ie word through Intune? Thanks in advance!

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Rudy_Ooms_MVP
Jul 11, 2021
If I am reading it correctly, he is looking for a method to DISABLE the possibility to turn off autosave, not to turn it off?
I don't know for certain when you disable that setting you mentioned is going to grey out the possibility to turn it off? Of did I read it totally wrong 🙂 ?

Bronze Contributor

Jul 12, 2021

Mr_Helaas Rudy_Ooms_MVP Hi Both,

So can I not DISABLE the possibility to turn off autosave? So that it stays on all the time

MVP

Jul 12, 2021

Hi

Not that I am aware off... unfotunately

AB21805
Bronze Contributor
Jul 12, 2021
Mr_Helaas Rudy_Ooms_MVP

Ok thanks both for the quick response.
- Mr_Helaas
  Steel Contributor
  Jul 12, 2021
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  - RonaldBe21
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 06, 2022
    Hello,
    
    The setting is a standard registry key but I couldn't find a policy to enforce the setting. If you are using Intune as MDM you could use Proactive remediations to check the setting and if it is not set correctly then change it.
    This doesn't mean that the user cannot disable it but it will be corrected at the Proactive remediations schedule. This is a workarround and will hopefully helps you.
    
    Registry key for Word: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Word
    AutoSaveByDefaultUserChoice
    Dword value: 1
    For Excel en PowerPoint it is:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Excel
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\PowerPoint