Policy

Turn off protection of unsupported file types in Application Guard for Office

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Turn off protection of unsupported file types in Application Guard for Office
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

User
Category
Microsoft Office 2016 > Security Settings > Trust Center > Application Guard
Supported on
Windows 10

Supported OS tags: Windows10

This policy setting controls whether Application Guard for Office will block unsupported file types from being opened in Office apps or if it will enable the redirection to Protected View. If you enable this setting, Application Guard for Office will redirect unsupported file types to Protected View in Office apps. Important: Be aware that enabling this policy setting might pose a risk to the user's device. If you disable or don't configure this setting, Application Guard for Office will block unsupported file types in Office apps. Note: This policy setting only applies to Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise.

Internal name
L_TurnOffBlockingOfUnsupportedFileTypesInApplicationGuard
Policy ID
ecf1043254d2
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
User
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\security\applicationguard
Value name
redirectunsupportedfiletypestopv
REG_DWORD
HKCU
1
HKCU
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · User
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\security\applicationguard
Value name
redirectunsupportedfiletypestopv
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

Policy elements

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