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|Description=Microsoft disabled Microsoft Lens and forced users to use OneDrive to scan documents which does not support local storage of said documents
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[[Microsoft]] disabled Microsoft Lens on 2026/03/09 which forced users to use OneDrive to create digital versions of written documents. Office Lens supported the local storage of these documents whereas OneDrive does not.
[[Microsoft]] starting cutting support for Microsoft Lens in late 2025 and early 2026, suggesting users try OneDrive instead for creating digital scans. Microsoft Lens supported saving scanned documents to local storage, however, OneDrive does not allow this<ref>{{Cite news |last=Okemwa |first=Kevin |date=2026-02-09 |title=Microsoft kills Lens and pushes everyone to OneDrive… which still can’t save scans locally |url=https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/microsoft-lens-is-dead-microsoft-wants-you-on-onedrive-but-it-doesnt-let-you-save-scans-locally |url-status=live |work=Windows Central}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-06 |title=Retirement of Microsoft Lens |url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/Lens/retirement-of-microsoft-lens |url-status=live |access-date=2026-05-06 |website=Microsoft}}</ref>.


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