Microsoft’s OneDrive Push: Is Your Desktop About to Become a Cloudy Day?
Starting mid-March 2025, Microsoft 365 apps will start nudging users to back up files to OneDrive. Picture your Word doc begging, “Save me!” as you sip coffee. These prompts will roll out in preview first and become globally available by May. Organizations can block it if they want to stay in the digital Stone Age.
Hot Take:
In a move that screams, “Trust us, we’re doing this for you,” Microsoft is nudging its users to embrace the cloud life by backing up their files to OneDrive. They promise it’s as easy as clicking a button, but we all know that’s tech-speak for “prepare for a digital paper trail and a handful of pop-ups.”
Key Points:
- Microsoft 365 apps will start prompting Windows users to back up files to OneDrive in March 2025.
- These prompts will appear in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as part of the Known Folder Move (KFM) initiative.
- The rollout will begin with a public preview and become generally available worldwide by May 2025.
- Organizations can block these prompts if they choose, preventing the rollout from affecting their users.
- Microsoft is also testing ad-supported Office apps with limited features focusing on OneDrive usage.
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