Policy
Hide the modern comments opt-out
Microsoft Office
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting allows you to hide the modern comments opt-out toggle in Word from your users. Note: This opt-out toggle is only temporary and will eventually be removed from Word. If you enable this policy setting, the toggle to turn off modern comments will be hidden from your users. If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, your users will be able to temporarily turn off the new modern comments experience from the Options menu in Word. 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 moderncommentsoptoutvisibility | REG_DWORD | HKCU 0 | HKCU 1 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.