Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassUser
CategoryMicrosoft Excel 2016 > Excel Options > Security > Trust Center > File Block Settings
Supported onWindows7

This policy setting allows you to determine whether users can open, view, edit, or save Excel files with the format specified by the title of this policy setting. If you enable this policy setting, you can specify whether users can open, view, edit, or save files. The options that can be selected are below. Note: Not all options may be available for this policy setting. - Do not block: The file type will not be blocked. - Save blocked: Saving of the file type will be blocked. - Open/Save blocked, use open policy: Both opening and saving of the file type will be blocked. The file will open based on the policy setting configured in the "default file block behavior" key. - Block: Both opening and saving of the file type will be blocked, and the file will not open. - Open in Protected View: Both opening and saving of the file type will be blocked, and the option to edit the file type will not be enabled. - Allow editing and open in Protected View: Both opening and saving of the file type will be blocked, and the option to edit will be enabled. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the file type will be blocked.

Internal name
L_Excel4Workbooks
Policy ID
173128d9f433
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
File block setting:
ID L_Excel4WorkbooksDropID
enum
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\excel\security\fileblock\xl4workbooks
Type REG_DWORD
Options: Do not block (0), Open/Save blocked, use open policy (2), Block (3), Open in Protected View (4), Allow editing and open in Protected View (5)

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