Prevent Word and Excel from loading managed code extensions
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User
Category
Microsoft Office 2016 > Security Settings
Supported on
Windows7

This policy setting allows you to prevent Word 2016 and Excel 2016 from loading managed code extensions. If you enable this policy setting, Word 2016 and Excel 2016 will not load managed code extensions. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Word 2016 and Excel 2016 will load managed code extensions automatically.

Internal name
L_PreventWordandExcelfromloadingmanagedcodeextensions
Policy ID
42421ffcaab0
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
User
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\common\smart tag
Value name
disabledocumentassemblies
REG_DWORD
HKCU
1
HKCU
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · User
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\common\smart tag
Value name
disabledocumentassemblies
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

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