Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

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

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.

Internal name
L_SetDocumentBehaviorIfFileValidationFails
Policy ID
3e6765965be5
Elements
2

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.

Policy elements

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ElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behavior
L_SetDocumentBehaviorIfFileValidationFailsDropID
ID L_SetDocumentBehaviorIfFileValidationFailsDropID
enum
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\security\filevalidation\openinprotectedview
Type REG_DWORD
Options: Block files (0), Open in Protected View (1)
Checked: Allow edit. Unchecked: Do not allow edit.
ID L_SetDocumentBehaviorIfFileValidationFailsStr3
boolean
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\security\filevalidation\disableeditfrompv
Type REG_DWORD
Options: true (0), false (1)
True: Set value = 0 · False: Set value = 1

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