Policy overview

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ClassUser
CategoryMicrosoft Word 2016 > Word Options > General
Supported onWindows 10

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.

Internal name
L_StartupBoostOption
Policy ID
1980a549e2c0
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

Registry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled value
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options\prewarmadminallowedREG_DWORD
1
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