Do not automatically merge server and local document
- Policy ID
- L_DoNotAutomaticallyMergeServerAndLocalDocument
- 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 Word 2016 › Collaboration Settings › Co-authoring
Description
This policy setting determines if changes made to a server document should be automatically merged with the locally-cached copy of the document on the next save. This policy pertains to the co-authoring experience in Word.
If you enable this policy setting, then changes made to a server document will not be automatically merged with the locally-cached copy of the document on the next save.
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, then changes made to a server document will be automatically merged with the locally-cached copy of the document on the next save.
Registry
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
- disableautomergeREG_DWORD