Turn off error reporting for files that fail file validation
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User
Category
Microsoft Office 2016 > Security Settings
Supported on
Windows7

This policy determines whether error reports and files that fail file validation should be sent using the Watson dialog. If you enable this policy setting, users will not see the Watson dialog. Files that fail file validation will not be sent by the Watson dialog to Microsoft. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Watson dialog to send files that fail validation will show up once every two weeks.

Internal name
L_TurnOffErrorReportingForFilesThatFailFileValidation
Policy ID
aded18e8addb
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\filevalidation
Value name
disablereporting
REG_DWORD
HKCU
1
HKCU
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · User
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\security\filevalidation
Value name
disablereporting
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

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