Policy
Turn off PDF encryption setting UI
Microsoft Office 5532.1000
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting allows you to turn off the PDF encryption setting UI. If you enable this policy setting, the PDF encryption UI is hidden. If your organization has a higher requirement on encryption than what is supported, the recommendation is to enable this policy setting. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the PDF encryption UI is shown, and users may choose to encrypt the PDF file or not.
Internal name
L_TurnOffPDFEncryptionSettingUI
Policy ID
334b96d72477
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\fixedformat\enableencryption | REG_DWORD | 0 | 1 |
Policy elements
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This policy has no additional user input fields.
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