Policy
Use local user name and initials values regardless of signed-in user
Microsoft Office
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting controls whether Office uses the user name and initials of the user currently signed-in, or the user name and initials that are specified in the Options dialog box. If you enable this policy setting, regardless of any user currently signed-in, Office uses the user name and initials specified in the Options dialog box. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Office uses the user name and initials from the information provided by the user that is currently signed-in.
Internal name
L_UseLocalUserInfo
Policy ID
5bf6a6748e70
Elements
0
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\common\userinfo Value name uselocal | REG_DWORD | HKCU 1 | HKCU 0 |
Registry location
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\common\userinfo
Value name
uselocal
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.