Policy
List of managed add-ins
Microsoft Office
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting allows you to specify which add-ins are always enabled, always disabled (blocked), or configurable by the user. To block add-ins that are not managed by this policy setting, you must also configure the "Block all unmanaged add-ins" policy setting. To enable this policy setting, provide the following information for each add-in: In "Value name," specify the programmatic identifier (ProgID) for COM add-ins, Excel Automation add-ins, and RTD add-ins, or specify the file name of Excel XLL add-ins and Excel add-ins. To obtain the ProgID for an add-in, use Registry Editor on the client computer where the add-in is installed to locate key names under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Excel\Addins or HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Excel\Addins. To obtain the file name of an add-in, click the File menu in the application where the add-in is installed. Click Options, click Add-ins, and then use the Location column to determine the file name of the add-in. You can also obtain the ProgID or the file name of an add-in by using Office Telemetry Dashboard. In "Value," specify the value as follows: To specify that an add-in is always disabled (blocked), type 0. To specify that an add-in is always enabled, type 1. To specify that an add-in is configurable by the user and not blocked by the "Block all unmanaged add-ins" policy setting when enabled, type 2. If you disable or do not enable this policy setting, the list of managed add-ins is deleted. If the "Block all unmanaged add-ins" policy setting is enabled, then all add-ins are blocked.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\excel\resiliency\addinlist Value name policyon | REG_DWORD | HKCU 1 | HKCU — |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | List of managed add-ins ID L_ListOfManagedAddins2 | list | None | List: explicit value | — |