Policy
Don’t show the What’s New information for Word
Microsoft Office
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting controls whether the What’s New information is shown when a user opens the desktop version of Word for the first time after Word has been updated with new features. By default, the What’s New information is shown. If you enable this policy setting, the What’s New information isn’t shown. Also, the What’s New button in File > Account is disabled. If you disable or don’t configure this policy setting, the What’s New information is shown. Note: There are separate policy settings for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and Visio.
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\word Value name dontshowwhatsnew | REG_DWORD | HKCU 1 | HKCU 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.