Save Active Project only: registry value automaticsaveoptionUserHKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\save

Policy ID: L_PjAutomaticSaveOption
Scope: User Configuration
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
Source: Microsoft 365 Apps / Office Administrative Templates (version 5568.1000)
Category: Microsoft Project 2016 › Project Options › Save › Auto Save Options

Registry

automaticsaveoption

REG_DWORDUser

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\save Current key

Enabled value: 1
Disabled value: 2

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\save]

; Options (use only one)
; Enabled
"automaticsaveoption"=dword:00000001
; Disabled
"automaticsaveoption"=dword:00000002

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Enabled
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\save" /v "automaticsaveoption" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: Disabled
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\save" /v "automaticsaveoption" /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f

PowerShell

# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\save' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Enabled
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\save' -Name 'automaticsaveoption' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# Disabled
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\save' -Name 'automaticsaveoption' -PropertyType DWord -Value 2 -Force | Out-Null