Policy
Allow the use of connected experiences in Office that download online content
Microsoft Office
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting allows you to control whether connected experiences that download online content are available to your users when they’re using Office. Office templates and PowerPoint QuickStarter are examples of connected experiences that download online content. If you enable this policy setting, connected experiences that download online content will be available to your users. If you disable this policy setting, connected experiences that download online content won’t be available to your users. If you don’t configure this policy setting, connected experiences that download online content will be available to your users. Note: If you disable the “Allow the use of connected experiences in Office” policy setting, connected experiences that download online content won’t be available to your users. For more information, see https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=2085688
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\privacy Value name downloadcontentdisabled | REG_DWORD | HKCU 1 | HKCU 2 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.