Policy
[Deprecated] Don’t AutoSave files in Word
Microsoft Office
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Important: This policy setting will be removed in a future release and will no longer be supported. Please use the "Turn off AutoSave by default in Word" policy setting instead. This policy setting controls whether files can be AutoSaved in the desktop version of Word after Word has been updated with new features. By default, Auto Saving files is Enabled. If you enable this policy setting files will not be able to be AutoSaved. If you disable or don’t configure this policy setting files will be able to be AutoSaved. Note: There are separate policy settings for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word Value name dontautosave | REG_DWORD | HKCU 1 | HKCU 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.