Policy
Set document behavior if file validation fails
Microsoft Office
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting controls how Office handles documents when they fail file validation. If you enable this policy setting, you can configure the following options for files that fail file validation: - Block files completely. Users cannot open the files. - Open files in Protected View and disallow edit. Users cannot edit the files. This is also how Office handles the files if you disable this policy setting. - Open files in Protected View and allow edit. Users can edit the files. This is also how Office handles the files if you do not configure this policy setting. If you disable this policy setting, Office follows the "Open files in Protected View and disallow edit" behavior. If you do not configure this policy setting, Office follows the "Open files in Protected View and allow edit" behavior.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | L_SetDocumentBehaviorIfFileValidationFailsDropID ID L_SetDocumentBehaviorIfFileValidationFailsDropID | enum | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\security\filevalidation Value name openinprotectedview Type REG_DWORD | Options: Block files (0), Open in Protected View (1) | |
| User | Checked: Allow edit. Unchecked: Do not allow edit. ID L_SetDocumentBehaviorIfFileValidationFailsStr3 | boolean | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\security\filevalidation Value name disableeditfrompv Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (0), false (1) True: Set value = 0 · False: Set value = 1 |