Turn off file validation
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User
Category
Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 > PowerPoint Options > Security
Supported on
Windows7

This policy setting allows you turn off the file validation feature. If you enable this policy setting, file validation will be turned off. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, file validation will be turned on. Office Binary Documents (97-2003) are checked to see if they conform against the file format schema before they are opened.

Internal name
L_TurnOffFileValidation
Policy ID
d43043f1738c
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
User
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\powerpoint\security\filevalidation
Value name
enableonload
REG_DWORD
HKCU
0
HKCU
1
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · User
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\powerpoint\security\filevalidation
Value name
enableonload
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
0
Disabled value
1

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