Earlier this year, Microsoft announced the “Open in app” functionality that allows people to open files in SharePoint Online and OneDrive using the desktop application. This requires the OneDrive sync client to be installed.

However, in a Citrix Windows 2022 environment that does not have OneDrive installed, I can still use the “Open in app” functionality with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint. 

So is OneDrive sync client only required for editing other file types?

​Earlier this year, Microsoft announced the “Open in app” functionality that allows people to open files in SharePoint Online and OneDrive using the desktop application. This requires the OneDrive sync client to be installed. However, in a Citrix Windows 2022 environment that does not have OneDrive installed, I can still use the “Open in app” functionality with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.  So is OneDrive sync client only required for editing other file types?  Read More

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