Policy
Allow VBA to load typelib references by path from untrusted intranet locations
Microsoft Office
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10
This policy setting permits VBA to load typelib references by explicit path read from the project data if that path points to an intranet location that is not explicitly in the system trusted sites list. By default, VBA will attempt to load typelibs referenced in a project by searching for the library GUID in the registry. If it is not found in the registry, VBA will attempt to load the typelib or project reference using the path stored in the project for the reference as long as the reference does not point to an internet or intranet location that is not in the trusted sites list. If you enable this policy setting, VBA will treat intranet paths like local machine paths, and therefore VBA will attempt to search for unregistered references in intranet locations that are not local machine or in the system's trusted sites list. If you disable or don’t configure this policy setting, VBA maintains its default behavior and will refuse to load typelibs on intranet paths if it does not find the typelib registered in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Path software\policies\microsoft\vba\security Value name allowvbaintranetreferences | REG_DWORD | HKCU 1 | HKCU 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.