Policy
Turn off screen clipping
Microsoft Office
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting allows you to turn off the Insert Screenshot feature. If you enable this policy setting, you will turn off the Insert Screenshot feature found in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Word. This setting does not affect the screen clipping feature found in Microsoft OneNote or the Print Screen key on your keyboard. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Insert Screenshot feature in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Word will be available. This feature allows users to insert both screen clippings and the contents of an entire active window.
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\common\insert media\screenshot Value name disablescreenclippings | REG_DWORD | HKCU 1 | HKCU 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.