"If your organization still has users who are not enrolled in KFM, the message ("BACK UP THIS DOCUMENT: Share and work with others in this and other files using OneDrive") will encourage them to do it while using familiar desktop apps," Microsoft said. For instance, last week, Microsoft also started testing ad-supported versions of its Office desktop apps that allow Windows users to create and edit documents. Starting mid-March 2025, Microsoft will start prompting users of its Microsoft 365 apps for Windows to back up their files to OneDrive. However, these ad-supported Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps also have limited features, including only allowing users to save their documents to OneDrive. Microsoft says these OneDrive backup prompts will not be displayed for users whose organizations have blocked OneDrive KFM. This is part of a broader effort to increase the number of Microsoft customers using the company's OneDrive personal cloud storage service. When asked to provide more details, a Microsoft spokesperson told BleepingComputer that the company "has been conducting some limited testing," and, currently, has no plans to launch an ad-supported version of Microsoft Office. These prompts will be displayed in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, encouraging users to enroll in OneDrive Known Folder Move (KFM). As the company explains in a new Microsoft 365 Message Center entry, they'll first roll out in public preview until early April 2025 and will be made generally available worldwide by early May 2025.
This Cyber News was published on www.bleepingcomputer.com. Publication date: Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:55:21 +0000