Local file saves in Office apps may soon be a thing of the past! ๐
How many times have you heard this from users: โI saved the file, but I canโt find it now,โ? Microsoft is finally addressing this long-time issue by making Cloud-first saving the new standard.
Starting August 2025, IT Administrators will be able to restrict new file creation in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on Windows to Cloud Locations only, such as OneDrive, SharePoint, or even third-party Clouds.
๐ This update is powered by a new policy setting called “๐๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐๐ฏ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐”. It is available only to IT Administrators and can be deployed through Group Policy or the Cloud Policy Service.
The policy is already included in the Administrative Template files for Microsoft Office (version 5516.1000 or newer).
๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฒ:
๐น Users will only see Cloud Locations when saving new files or using โSave As.โ
๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐งโ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฒ:
๐น Users can continue to save files anywhere โ Cloud, Local, or Network drives.
๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Public Preview: Late August 2025
General Availability: MidโLate September 2025
This applies only to subscription versions of Office (like Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise).
Learn more: https://lnkd.in/enPM3Nfb