Policy
Volume preference
Microsoft Office 5532.1000
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting allows you to configure Microsoft Word to retain file path information when you work with files on a network server, either as a mapped drive (Z:\Folder_Name\File_Name) or as Universal Naming Convention (UNC) (\\Share_Name\File_Name). If you enable this policy setting, you may select one of these options: - Use Drive letter or UNC as entered - Convert Drive letter to UNC - Convert UNC to Drive letter If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the default option is "Use Drive letter or UNC as entered."
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.
| Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
Volume preference ID L_volumepreference179 | enum | HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options\volumepref Type REG_DWORD | Options: Use Drive letter or UNC as entered (0), Convert Drive letter to UNC (2), Convert UNC to Drive letter (1) |
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