Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassUser
CategoryMicrosoft Access 2016 > Miscellaneous
Supported onWindows7

This policy setting controls whether new database files are created in the new Access format or in a format used by earlier versions of Access. If you enable this policy setting, you can specify whether new database files are created in Access 2016 format by default or in Access 2002--2003 format. Users can still override the default and select a specific format when they save the files, but cannot set the default by themselves from the Access Options dialog. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, when users create new database files, Access saves them in the new Access 2016 format; however, users can change this functionality by selecting a file format from the Default file format drop down list under Access Options | Popular | Creating databases. Note: If you disable this policy setting, users can choose from three default file formats: Access 2000, Access 2002--2003, and Access 2016. You can use this policy setting to specify either the Access 2002--2003 or Access 2016 format as the default, but not the Access 2000 format.

Internal name
L_DefaultFileFormat
Policy ID
3796e5a34b9b
Elements
1

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

ElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behavior
L_empty87
ID L_empty87
enum
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\access\settings\default file format
Type REG_DWORD
Options: Access 2007 (12), Access 2002-2003 (10), Access 2000 (9)

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