Stop Read Aloud when app goes in background
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

User
Category
Microsoft Word 2016
Supported on
Windows7

This policy prevents Read Aloud from reading text when app goes in background. If you enable this policy setting, Read Aloud will be disabled and will stop reading the text when app is sent to background. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Read Aloud will continue reading the text when app moves to background and user will be able to control Read Aloud via notification.

Internal name
L_StopReadAloudEyesOffExperience
Policy ID
d12b91410165
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
User
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options
Value name
stopreadaloudeyesoffexperience
REG_DWORD
HKCU
0
HKCU
1
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · User
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options
Value name
stopreadaloudeyesoffexperience
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
0
Disabled value
1

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

This policy has no additional user input fields.