Inclusion list for low file types
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Key metadata and intent for this policy.

User
Category
Windows Components > Attachment Manager
Supported on
At least Windows XP Professional with SP2

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista, WindowsXP

This policy setting allows you to configure the list of low-risk file types. If the attachment is in the list of low-risk file types, Windows will not prompt the user before accessing the file, regardless of the file's zone information. This inclusion list overrides the list of high-risk file types built into Windows and has a lower precedence than the high-risk or medium-risk inclusion lists (where an extension is listed in more than one inclusion list). If you enable this policy setting, you can specify file types that pose a low risk. If you disable this policy setting, Windows uses its default trust logic. If you do not configure this policy setting, Windows uses its default trust logic.

Internal name
AM_SetLowRiskInclusion
Policy ID
ffb0f44c9841
Elements
1

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.

ScopeElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behaviorCopy
User
Specify low risk extensions (include a leading period, e.g. .bmp;.gif;).
ID AM_InstructLowRiskInclusionList
text
Path
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Associations
Value name
LowRiskFileTypes
Type
REG_SZ
None
Specify low risk extensions (include a leading period, e.g. .bmp;.gif;).
User · Type text
Registry mapping
Path
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Associations
Value name
LowRiskFileTypes
Type
REG_SZ
DetailsNone