Policy
Notebook Presence
Microsoft Office
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting enables or disables the Notebook Presence feature in OneNote, which broadcasts user presence within a notebook and enables real-time synchronization for users who are editing the same page. Note: Any change to this policy does not take effect until OneNote is restarted. If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, users are notified when they are editing the same page in a notebook as another user. OneNote also enters real-time sync when it discovers multiple users editing the same page. If you disable this policy setting, users are not notified when they are editing the same page in a notebook as another user. OneNote does not enter real-time sync when multiple users are editing the same page.
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\onenote\options Value name disablepresence | REG_DWORD | HKCU 0 | HKCU 1 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.