Policy
Online Content Options
Microsoft Office
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting controls users' access to the online features of Office 2016. If you enable this policy setting, you can choose one of two options for user access to online content and services: * Do not allow Office to connect to the Internet – Office applications do not connect to the Internet to access online services, or to download the latest online content from Office.com. Connected features of Office 2016 are disabled. * Allow Office to connect to the Internet – Office applications use online services and download the latest online content from Office.com when users’ computers are connected to the Internet. Connected features of Office 2016 are enabled. This option enforces the default configuration. If you disable this policy setting or do not configure this policy setting, Office applications use online services and download the latest online content from Office.com when users’ computers are connected to the Internet. Users can change this behavior by deselecting the "Allow Office to connect to the Internet" checkbox in the Privacy Options section of the Trust Center.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Online content options ID L_onlinecontentoptions236 | enum | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\internet Value name useonlinecontent Type REG_DWORD | Options: Do not allow Office to connect to the Internet (0), Allow Office to connect to the Internet (2) |