Policy

Turn off Protected View for attachments opened from Outlook

This policy setting allows you to determine if Excel files in Outlook attachments open in Protected View. If you enable this policy setting, Outlook attachments do not open in Protected View. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Outlook attachments open in Protected View.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Office
Category Microsoft Excel 2016 / Excel Options / Security / Trust Center / Protected View
Policy ID 062498b45dac
Internal name L_TurnOffProtectedViewForAttachmentsOpenedFromOutlook

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\excel\security\protectedview\disableattachmentsinpv (enabled) = 1
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\excel\security\protectedview\disableattachmentsinpv (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

This policy setting allows you to determine if Excel files in Outlook attachments open in Protected View. If you enable this policy setting, Outlook attachments do not open in Protected View. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Outlook attachments open in Protected View.

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