check before: 2023-11-01
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Microsoft 365 admin center, Microsoft 365 Apps, OneDrive, SharePoint
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Mac, Online, US Instances, Windows Desktop, World tenant
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In development
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Summary:
Microsoft is removing the `EnableAllOcsiClients` OneDrive group policy in April 2025. This change will enable features like autosave, real-time collaboration, and version history for Office files. No admin action is required, but organizations should review configurations and inform users about these features. More details are available [here](https://learn.microsoft.com/sharepoint/use-group-policy#allow-users-to-choose-how-to-handle-office-file-sync-conflicts).
Details:
Updated February 28, 2025: Reminder - this rollout is coming up soon.
We're removing the EnableAllOcsiClients OneDrive group policy in the Microsoft 365 admin center. OCSI is the coordination between office and OneDrive for syncing office documents to the cloud.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 429874.
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2024-10-31
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2025-03-01
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Direct effects for Operations**
Loss of Syncing Features
Removing the EnableAllOcsiClients policy may lead to loss of autosave, real-time collaboration, and version history features for Office files, impacting user productivity and collaboration.
- roles: End Users, IT Administrators
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/sharepoint/use-group-policy#allow-users-to-choose-how-to-handle-office-file-sync-conflicts, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=429874
Increased User Confusion
Without prior notification, users may be confused about the new features and how to handle file conflicts, leading to potential errors and frustration.
- roles: End Users, Support Staff
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/sharepoint/use-group-policy#allow-users-to-choose-how-to-handle-office-file-sync-conflicts, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=429874
Documentation Gaps
Organizations may have outdated documentation regarding file handling and collaboration features, leading to inconsistent user experiences and support challenges.
- roles: IT Administrators, Training Coordinators
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/sharepoint/use-group-policy#allow-users-to-choose-how-to-handle-office-file-sync-conflicts, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=429874
Potential Data Loss
If users are unaware of the new merging conflict feature, they may inadvertently lose changes during file conflicts, impacting data integrity.
- roles: End Users, Data Managers
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/sharepoint/use-group-policy#allow-users-to-choose-how-to-handle-office-file-sync-conflicts, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=429874
Increased Support Tickets
The change may lead to an increase in support tickets related to file handling and collaboration issues, straining IT resources.
- roles: Support Staff, IT Administrators
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/sharepoint/use-group-policy#allow-users-to-choose-how-to-handle-office-file-sync-conflicts, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=429874
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Enhanced User Collaboration
With the removal of the EnableAllOcsiClients policy, users will benefit from improved collaboration features such as real-time editing and version history in Office applications. This can significantly enhance teamwork and productivity across departments.
- next-steps: Communicate the changes to all users and provide training sessions to help them utilize the new collaboration features effectively.
- roles: Team Leaders, Project Managers, HR Managers
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/sharepoint/use-group-policy#allow-users-to-choose-how-to-handle-office-file-sync-conflicts, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=429874
Improved Document Management
The automatic merging of file conflicts and the availability of version history will reduce the time spent on document management and troubleshooting file conflicts, leading to increased efficiency in daily operations.
- next-steps: Update internal documentation to reflect the new document management processes and conduct a workshop to educate users on utilizing version history and conflict resolution features.
- roles: IT Administrators, Document Controllers, Operations Managers
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/sharepoint/use-group-policy#allow-users-to-choose-how-to-handle-office-file-sync-conflicts, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=429874
Cost-effective IT Support
With the enhanced features reducing the frequency of file-related issues, IT support teams can focus on more strategic initiatives rather than resolving conflicts, leading to potential cost savings in IT operations.
- next-steps: Analyze the current IT support ticket data related to document conflicts and assess potential reductions in support needs post-implementation of the new features.
- roles: IT Support Managers, Chief Information Officers (CIO), Finance Managers
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/sharepoint/use-group-policy#allow-users-to-choose-how-to-handle-office-file-sync-conflicts, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=429874
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2025-03-01 | MC Messages | Updated October 31, 2024: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.
We're removing the EnableAllOcsiClients OneDrive group policy in the Microsoft 365 admin center. OCSI is the coordination between office and OneDrive for syncing office documents to the cloud. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 429874. | Updated February 28, 2025: Reminder - this rollout is coming up soon.
We're removing the EnableAllOcsiClients OneDrive group policy in the Microsoft 365 admin center. OCSI is the coordination between office and OneDrive for syncing office documents to the cloud. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 429874. |
| 2025-03-01 | MC Last Updated | 10/31/2024 20:49:30 | 2025-02-28T17:54:48Z |
| 2025-03-01 | MC prepare | This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. Review your current configuration to determine the impact for your organization. You may want to notify your users about this change, especially if the policy is disabled, educate them about autosave, real time user collab, and merging in the case of M365 application conflicts, and update any relevant documentation.
For more information, see Allow users to choose how to handle Office file sync conflicts. https://learn.microsoft.com/sharepoint/use-group-policy#allow-users-to-choose-how-to-handle-office-file-sync-conflicts https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=429874 | This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. Review your current configuration to determine the impact for your organization. You may want to notify your users about this change, especially if the policy is disabled, educate them about autosave, real time user collab, and merging in the case of M365 application conflicts, and update any relevant documentation.
For more information, see Allow users to choose how to handle Office file sync conflicts. https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=429874 |
| 2025-03-01 | MC Summary | The EnableAllOcsiClients OneDrive group policy is being removed to ensure smooth communication between Microsoft Office and OneDrive, enabling features like autosave and real-time collaboration. Rollout begins April 2025, with no admin action required beforehand. Users should be informed, especially if the policy was previously disabled. | Microsoft is removing the `EnableAllOcsiClients` OneDrive group policy in April 2025. This change will enable features like autosave, real-time collaboration, and version history for Office files. No admin action is required, but organizations should review configurations and inform users about these features. More details are available [here](https://learn.microsoft.com/sharepoint/use-group-policy#allow-users-to-choose-how-to-handle-office-file-sync-conflicts). |
| 2024-11-01 | MC MessageTagNames | User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, User impact, Admin impact |
| 2024-11-01 | MC Summary | The Enable OCSI for Tenants group policy in Microsoft OneDrive is being removed, which will allow Office features like autosave and real-time collaboration to work properly. Rollout begins in April 2025, with no admin action required. Users should be informed about the change and its benefits. | The EnableAllOcsiClients OneDrive group policy is being removed to ensure smooth communication between Microsoft Office and OneDrive, enabling features like autosave and real-time collaboration. Rollout begins April 2025, with no admin action required beforehand. Users should be informed, especially if the policy was previously disabled. |
| 2024-11-01 | MC Last Updated | 10/31/2024 00:02:03 | 2024-10-31T20:49:30Z |
| 2024-11-01 | MC Messages | CLONE GALLATIN + AIRGAP
We're removing the EnableAllOcsiClients OneDrive group policy in the Microsoft 365 admin center. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 429874. | Updated October 31, 2024: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.
We're removing the EnableAllOcsiClients OneDrive group policy in the Microsoft 365 admin center. OCSI is the coordination between office and OneDrive for syncing office documents to the cloud. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 429874. |
| 2024-11-01 | MC Title | Microsoft OneDrive: The Enable OCSI for Tenants group policy is being removed | (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive: The Enable OCSI for Tenants group policy is being removed |
| 2024-11-01 | MC How Affect | With OCSI enabled for all tenants, end users will be able to take advantage of features such as autosave, real time user collab, and merging in the case of conflicts of Office files. Autosave is a feature that end users will see in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files; it is a toggle at the top left of the file header that will ensure that even if the user does not manually save a file, the file will be saved automatically to OneDrive and SharePoint. With real time user collaboration, different users can collaborate on the same file at the same time. Version history allows users to see when and who made changes to a file and provides the ability to restore to a previous version of the file within the Office app. If there are conflicts within a file that does not require user input, Office will merge the conflicts and ensure that the Office file is up to date with the latest changes. If user input is required to merge conflicts, Office will show the merge conflicts and prompt the user to choose which edits to prioritize. | With OCSI enabled for all tenants, end users will be able to take advantage of features such as autosave, real time user collab, and merging in the case of conflicts of Office files. Autosave is a feature that end users will see in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files; it is a toggle at the top left of the file header that will ensure that even if the user does not manually save a file, the file will be saved automatically to OneDrive and SharePoint. With real time user collaboration, different users can collaborate on the same file at the same time. Version history allows users to see when and who made changes to a file and provides the ability to restore to a previous version of the file within the Office app. If there are conflicts within a file that does not require user input, Office will merge the conflicts and ensure that the Office file is up to date with the latest changes. If user input is required to merge conflicts, Office will show the merge conflicts and prompt the user to choose which edits to prioritize. |
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