Policy
Turn off user customizations via UI
Microsoft Office 5532.1000
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.
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.
| Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
Disallow in Word ID L_DisableToolbarCustomizationUIWord | boolean | HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\word\disabletoolbarcustomizationui Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0 |
Disallow in Excel ID L_DisableToolbarCustomizationUIExcel | boolean | HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\excel\disabletoolbarcustomizationui Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0 |
Disallow in PowerPoint ID L_DisableToolbarCustomizationUIPowerPoint | boolean | HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\powerpoint\disabletoolbarcustomizationui Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0 |
Disallow in Access ID L_DisableToolbarCustomizationUIAccess | boolean | HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\access\disabletoolbarcustomizationui Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0 |
Disallow in Outlook ID L_DisableToolbarCustomizationUIOutlook | boolean | HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\outlook\disabletoolbarcustomizationui Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0 |
Disallow in SharePoint Designer ID L_DisableToolbarCustomizationUISPD | boolean | HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\sharepoint designer\disabletoolbarcustomizationui Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0 |
Disallow in Publisher ID L_DisableToolbarCustomizationUIPublisher | boolean | HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\publisher\disabletoolbarcustomizationui Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0 |
Disallow in Project ID L_DisableToolbarCustomizationUIProject | boolean | HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\project\disabletoolbarcustomizationui Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0 |
Disallow in Visio ID L_DisableToolbarCustomizationUIVisio | boolean | HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\visio\disabletoolbarcustomizationui Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0 |
Disallow in OneNote ID L_DisableToolbarCustomizationUIOneNote | boolean | HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\onenote\disabletoolbarcustomizationui Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0 |
Disallow in InfoPath ID L_DisableToolbarCustomizationUIInfoPath | boolean | HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\infopath\msoriddisabletoolbarcustomizationuiinfopath Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0 |
Disallow in SharePoint Workspace ID L_DisableToolbarCustomizationUISPW | boolean | HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars\groove\disabletoolbarcustomizationui Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0 |
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