Policy overview

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ClassUser
CategoryMicrosoft Word 2016 > Word Options > Security > Trust Center > Protected View
Supported onWindows7

This policy setting lets you determine if files located in unsafe locations will open in Protected View. If you have not specified unsafe locations, only the "Downloaded Program Files" and "Temporary Internet Files" folders are considered unsafe locations. If you enable this policy setting, files located in unsafe locations do not open in Protected View. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, files located in unsafe locations open in Protected View.

Internal name
L_DoNotOpenFilesInUnsafeLocationsInProtectedView
Policy ID
a4497cc89bce
Elements
0

Registry values

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Registry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled value
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\security\protectedview\disableunsafelocationsinpvREG_DWORD
1
0

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