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Group Policy made searchable

A free ADMX browser or comparison tool for IT administrators.Search policies, find registry keys, and see exactly what each setting writes to the Windows Registry. Or compare two GPO backups to see exactly what has changed between them.

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Save Active Project only

Saves only the active project at the interval you specify. This setting is only used by Project if Auto Save is turned on.

If you enable this setting, Project will only save the active project at specified intervals.

If you disable or do not configure this setting, the user's default setting is used.

Registry Information

VendorMicrosoft
ProductMicrosoft Project 2016
CategoryMicrosoft Project 2016 › Project Options › Save › Auto Save Options
Applies toUser Configuration
Supported onWindows7
Registry Key[HKCU]softwarepoliciesmicrosoftoffice16.0ms projectoptionssave
Value Nameautomaticsaveoption
TypeREG_DWORD
Enabled value1
Disabled value2

Registry File (.reg)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Enable the policy
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERsoftwarepoliciesmicrosoftoffice16.0ms projectoptionssave]
"automaticsaveoption"=dword:00000001

; Disable the policy
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERsoftwarepoliciesmicrosoftoffice16.0ms projectoptionssave]
"automaticsaveoption"=dword:00000002

PowerShell

# Enable the policy
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:softwarepoliciesmicrosoftoffice16.0ms projectoptionssave" -Name "automaticsaveoption" -Value 1 -Type DWord

# Disable the policy
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:softwarepoliciesmicrosoftoffice16.0ms projectoptionssave" -Name "automaticsaveoption" -Value 2 -Type DWord