Policy
Turn off error reporting for files that fail file validation
Microsoft Office
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
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.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\security\filevalidation Value name disablereporting | REG_DWORD | HKCU 1 | HKCU 0 |
Registry location
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\security\filevalidation
Value name
disablereporting
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.