ONE DRIVE. I do not have a ONE CRIVE, and want to changed this setting

Question

TWO PROBLEMS:

I BOUGHT A NEW KET AND DOWNLOADED OFFICE. NOT, IT WANTS TO SAVE EVERYTHING TO ONE DRIVE. I DO NOT HAVE A ONE DRIVE APP. ALSO, THJE "SAVE" PAGE HAS CHANGED. HOW DO I GET THE OLD ONE BACK?

Answer 1

Office is now set to save to OneDrive by default and shows the new cloud‑first Save dialog. Both behaviors can be changed.

To stop saving to OneDrive by default in Office (use the PC instead):

1. Open Word (or Excel/PowerPoint).
2. Go to File > Options > Save.
3. Turn off (uncheck) AutoSave files stored in the Cloud by default in Word.
4. Click OK.
5. When saving a file, choose This PC and pick a folder on the computer. This keeps the file local instead of in OneDrive.

To change the default save location in the new Save dialog:

1. In Word/Excel/PowerPoint, go to File > Save As (or Save a Copy if the file is already in the cloud).
2. In the Save pane, use the Location drop‑down.
3. Right‑click the local folder (for example, a folder under This PC) that should be the default.
4. Select Set as Default Location.

After this, Office will default to the chosen local folder instead of OneDrive when saving.

To get behavior closer to the “old” Save dialog (admin/advanced option):

• An administrator can set the registry value HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\General\PreferCloudSaveLocations to 0. This enables Save to Computer by default, so the new dialog still appears, but it defaults to the local save location (similar to the old experience).

Even with any default, it is always possible to choose where to save each file:

• Use File > Save As (or Save a Copy) and pick OneDrive or This PC, then select the desired folder.

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References:

• Save, back up, and recover a file in Microsoft Office
• What Administrators need to know about the new Save experience in Office
• Save your files
• Files save to OneDrive by default in Windows
• How to globally turn off autosave for all documents? - Microsoft Q&A