Policy

Turn off camera and microphone access for Office apps using Application Guard.

Microsoft Office 5532.1000

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Policy overview

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ClassUser
CategoryMicrosoft Office 2016 > Security Settings > Trust Center > Application Guard
Supported onWindows 10

Supported OS tags: Windows10

The policy allows you to control whether Office apps using Application Guard can access the user's camera and microphone if they're enabled on the user's device. Important: A compromised Application Guard container could bypass camera and microphone permissions and access the camera and microphone without the user’s knowledge. To prevent unauthorized access, we recommend that the camera and microphone be turned off on the user’s device when they aren’t needed. If you enable this policy setting, Office apps using Application Guard won't be able to access the camera and microphone on the user’s device. If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, Office apps using Application Guard will be able to access the camera and microphone on the user’s device. Note: This policy setting only applies to Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise.

Internal name
L_TurnOffCameraAndMicrophoneInApplicationGuard
Policy ID
e325cf0d89aa
Elements
0

Registry values

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Registry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled value
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\security\applicationguard\disablecameraandmicrophoneREG_DWORD
1
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