In the Licensed users pane, in the left navigation menu click on Licensed groups.Click on the name the licensing product that contains the Office on the Web feature, like Office 365 E3, or Office 365 Apps for Business.In the Licenses navigation menu, click All products.In Azure AD’s navigation menu, click Licenses.In the left navigation menu, click Azure Active Directory.Perform multi-factor authentication when prompted. Sign in with an account with Global Administrator privileges.Start a browser and navigate to the Azure AD Portal.Some have even needed to do so on a per-user basis, because their Azure AD tenant lacks Azure AD Premium…įor organizations with Azure AD Premium that have used the (dynamic) group assignment feature for licenses in Microsoft 365, disabling Office on the Web is straight forward.
This license assignment option is new, but many organizations have already assigned everything from their Microsoft 365 subscription licenses to all their government officials. Now, when you look at the license assignment options for these products, you’ll see an Office for the web item, that you can switch On or Off, depending on your needs.
The way Microsoft has implemented enabling or disabling Office Web Apps is through the license assignment for Microsoft Office Apps, or through Microsoft 365. If you don’t have these licenses, then you’re out of luck on Conditional Access. Hence, Office for the Web cannot be used.ĭutch governmental organization cannot use this technology, but how do you exclude the use of Office Web Apps, or Office for the Web as the technology is now labeled?Ĭan you apply a Conditional Access policy?Īlthough many Dutch governmental organizations have licensed Microsoft 365, not all have access to Azure Active Directory Premium subscription licenses. Microsoft does not publish information on the telemetry data it collects.Controller Connected Experiences in Office for the Web cannot be disabled.Admins do not have options to minimize telemetry in Office on the web.
On July 1st, 2019, the Dutch Minister of Justice and Safety and the Minister of Internal Affairs and Kingdom Relationships, have sent a letter to the Dutch Parliament Dutch, declaring that Office 365, Windows 10 and Azure are safe to use for Dutch Governmental organizations under the Dutch interpretation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, EU 2016/679). Alas, there are some privacy concerns, and some organizations are banned from using this feature.
It allows people to view and interact with documents in their web browser, without the need to install or use any of the native Microsoft 365 apps. Office for the Web (previously known as Office Web Apps) is one of the nicest features in Microsoft 365.