Policy
Restrict saving on non-Cloud locations
Microsoft Office
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting controls whether Word, Excel, and PowerPoint users can use non-cloud locations (local and network) to create new files. If you enable this policy setting, users will only have Cloud Locations available to perform SaveAs and Save new files. If you disable or don’t configure this policy setting, users can use any location (Cloud, Local, and Network) to perform SaveAs and Save new files. Note: This policy setting only applies to subscription versions of Office, such as Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise.
Internal name
L_CloudOnlySaving
Policy ID
d74cdbade792
Elements
0
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\common\fileio Value name enablecloudonlysaveasmode | REG_DWORD | HKCU 1 | HKCU 0 |
Registry location
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\fileio
Value name
enablecloudonlysaveasmode
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.