Microsoft Word just made AutoSave automatic — but hold your outrage until you hear the details

Microsoft 365 home page on a Razer laptop.

Microsoft Word now saves files to the cloud automatically. AutoSave has been around for a while, but until recently it was an opt-in feature. Now, anything you create in Word will be saved to the cloud by default.

The change rolls out with Word Version 2509 (Build 19221.20000) or later.