Turn off smart delete behavior of connectors when deleting shapes
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User
Category
Microsoft Visio 2016 > Visio Options > Advanced > Editing Options
Supported on
Windows7

This policy setting turns off smart delete behavior of connectors when deleting shapes. If you enable this policy setting, connectors are not deleted when shapes are deleted. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, connectors are deleted when shapes are deleted.

Internal name
L_TurnOffSmartDeleteBehaviorOfConnectorsWhenDeletingShapes
Policy ID
438fcd7cf0aa
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
User
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\application
Value name
deleteconnectorsenabled
REG_SZ
HKCU
0
HKCU
1
Registry location
Type REG_SZ · User
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\application
Value name
deleteconnectorsenabled
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
0
Disabled value
1

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