Policy
Disable password to open UI
Microsoft Office 5532.1000
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting controls whether Office 2016 users can add password encryption to documents. (Users would access this feature in Microsoft Office tab--click Info, click Protect Document, then click Encrypt with Password.) If you enable this policy setting, users cannot password protect their 2016 Office documents. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can encrypt their 2016 Office files with passwords.
Internal name
L_DisablepasswordtoopenUI
Policy ID
657a38953164
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\security\disablepasswordui | REG_DWORD | 1 | 0 |
Policy elements
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This policy has no additional user input fields.
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