Jul 01 2021 01:40 AM
Hi all,
Is it possible to stop users from turning off autosave on office apps ie word through Intune?
Thanks in advance!
Jul 11 2021 12:02 AM
Jul 11 2021 02:35 AM
SolutionJul 11 2021 11:04 AM - edited Jul 11 2021 11:07 AM
Hi Rudy,
My bad.
You're correct he don't want to disable the possibility to turn off auto save but he want to enforce it.
My answer isn't correct. I installed the GPO and I see the description "turn off autoSave by default in Excel". I thought when you set it to disable the autosave setting will be enforced.
This policy setting allows you to turn off AutoSave by default in Word. AutoSave automatically saves all changes a user makes to files that are stored in OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, or SharePoint Online.
If you enable this policy setting, AutoSave is off by default in Word. But, the user can enable AutoSave for Word by going to File > Options > Save. Or, the user can enable AutoSave for a specific Word file by using the AutoSave toggle in the title bar.
If you disable or don’t configure this policy setting, AutoSave is on by default, but the user can disable AutoSave by going to File > Options > Save or by using the AutoSave toggle.
Jul 12 2021 07:14 AM
@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
Jul 12 2021 07:21 AM
Hi @AB21805,
In my opinion it is not possible to enforce it.
The user have always the possibility to manually turn Autosave off.
With GPO is their only a possibility to disable the autosave function but, not to enforce autosave.
Rene
Jul 12 2021 07:23 AM
Jul 12 2021 07:25 AM
Jul 12 2021 07:28 AM - edited Jul 12 2021 07:29 AM
@AB21805 If your question is answered. Please mark one of the replies as an answer
Sep 06 2022 02:04 AM - edited Sep 06 2022 02:10 AM
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
Feb 17 2023 08:14 AM
Jul 11 2021 02:35 AM
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