Policy
Allow Startup Boost feature
Microsoft Office
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10
This policy setting configures the "Startup Boost" checkbox found under File tab | Options | General. Startup Boost improves Word's boot time by prewarming the app on user login. If you enable or do not configure this policy, users will be able to use the Startup Boost feature. The Startup Boost checkbox will be enabled and checked by default. If you disable this policy setting, the Startup Boost feature will not be available. The Startup Boost checkbox will be disabled and unchecked. Note: This policy setting only applies to subscription versions of Office, such as Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise.
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\word\options Value name prewarmadminallowed | REG_DWORD | HKCU 1 | HKCU 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.