Allow VBA to load typelib references by path from untrusted intranet locations

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.

This policy has no additional user input fields.

• User
  ActiveX Control Initialization

  Windows7
• User
  Allow Basic Authentication prompts from network proxies

  Windows7
• User
  Allow file extensions for OLE embedding

  Windows7
• User
  Allow root or intermediate certificates as VBA trusted publishers

  Windows 10
• User
  Allow specified hosts to show Basic Authentication prompts to Office apps

  Windows7
• User
  Automation Security

  Windows7
• User
  Block additional file extensions for OLE embedding

  Windows7
• User
  Block all internet macros (ignore trusted locations or publishers)

  Windows 10
• User
  Block Insecure Protocols

  Windows7
• User
  Block loading of COM/VSTO add-ins registered in HKCU

  Windows 10
• User
  Block OLE Graph

  Windows7
• User
  Block OrgChart

  Windows7