Policy
Turn off user customizations via UI
Microsoft Office
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting can prevent users from customizing both the Quick Access Toolbar and Ribbon through the user interface (UI). If you enable this policy setting, the following UI entry points are turned off: the Quick Access Toolbar and Ribbon tabs in the application's Office Center dialog box, and the Quick Access Toolbar and Ribbon customization options on the right-click menu on the Ribbon. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can customize the Quick Access Toolbar and Ribbon through both the application’s Office Center dialog box, and the right-click menu on the Ribbon.
Internal name
L_DisableToolbarCustomizationUIPolicy
Policy ID
90ddac1aa68e
Elements
12
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.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Disallow in Word ID L_DisableToolbarCustomizationUIWord | boolean | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\word Value name disabletoolbarcustomizationui Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0 | |
| User | Disallow in Excel ID L_DisableToolbarCustomizationUIExcel | boolean | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\excel Value name disabletoolbarcustomizationui Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0 | |
| User | Disallow in PowerPoint ID L_DisableToolbarCustomizationUIPowerPoint | boolean | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\powerpoint Value name disabletoolbarcustomizationui Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0 | |
| User | Disallow in Access ID L_DisableToolbarCustomizationUIAccess | boolean | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\access Value name disabletoolbarcustomizationui Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0 | |
| User | Disallow in Outlook ID L_DisableToolbarCustomizationUIOutlook | boolean | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\outlook Value name disabletoolbarcustomizationui Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0 | |
| User | Disallow in SharePoint Designer ID L_DisableToolbarCustomizationUISPD | boolean | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\sharepoint designer Value name disabletoolbarcustomizationui Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0 | |
| User | Disallow in Publisher ID L_DisableToolbarCustomizationUIPublisher | boolean | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\publisher Value name disabletoolbarcustomizationui Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0 | |
| User | Disallow in Project ID L_DisableToolbarCustomizationUIProject | boolean | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\project Value name disabletoolbarcustomizationui Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0 | |
| User | Disallow in Visio ID L_DisableToolbarCustomizationUIVisio | boolean | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\visio Value name disabletoolbarcustomizationui Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0 | |
| User | Disallow in OneNote ID L_DisableToolbarCustomizationUIOneNote | boolean | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\onenote Value name disabletoolbarcustomizationui Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0 | |
| User | Disallow in InfoPath ID L_DisableToolbarCustomizationUIInfoPath | boolean | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\infopath Value name msoriddisabletoolbarcustomizationuiinfopath Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0 | |
| User | Disallow in SharePoint Workspace ID L_DisableToolbarCustomizationUISPW | boolean | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\groove Value name disabletoolbarcustomizationui Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0 |
Disallow in Word
Registry mapping
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\word
Value name
disabletoolbarcustomizationui
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Options: true (1), false (0)
True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0
Disallow in Excel
Registry mapping
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\excel
Value name
disabletoolbarcustomizationui
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Options: true (1), false (0)
True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0
Disallow in PowerPoint
Registry mapping
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\powerpoint
Value name
disabletoolbarcustomizationui
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Options: true (1), false (0)
True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0
Disallow in Access
Registry mapping
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\access
Value name
disabletoolbarcustomizationui
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Options: true (1), false (0)
True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0
Disallow in Outlook
Registry mapping
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\outlook
Value name
disabletoolbarcustomizationui
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Options: true (1), false (0)
True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0
Disallow in SharePoint Designer
Registry mapping
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\sharepoint designer
Value name
disabletoolbarcustomizationui
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Options: true (1), false (0)
True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0
Disallow in Publisher
Registry mapping
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\publisher
Value name
disabletoolbarcustomizationui
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Options: true (1), false (0)
True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0
Disallow in Project
Registry mapping
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\project
Value name
disabletoolbarcustomizationui
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Options: true (1), false (0)
True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0
Disallow in Visio
Registry mapping
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\visio
Value name
disabletoolbarcustomizationui
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Options: true (1), false (0)
True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0
Disallow in OneNote
Registry mapping
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\onenote
Value name
disabletoolbarcustomizationui
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Options: true (1), false (0)
True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0
Disallow in InfoPath
Registry mapping
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\infopath
Value name
msoriddisabletoolbarcustomizationuiinfopath
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Options: true (1), false (0)
True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0
Disallow in SharePoint Workspace
Registry mapping
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\groove
Value name
disabletoolbarcustomizationui
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Options: true (1), false (0)
True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0