Policy

Stop checking to ensure workbooks allow programmatic access

This policy setting allows you to configure Accessibility Checker and whether it checks to ensure that workbooks have not blocked programmatic access through DRM. If you enable this policy setting, no check will be made. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, workbooks will be checked for programmatic access and any issues will appear in the Accessibility Checker.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Office
CategoryMicrosoft Excel 2016 / File tab / Check Accessibility
Policy IDac758c9ee0c1
Internal nameL_StopCheckingToEnsureWorkbooksAllowProgrammaticAccess

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\excel\accchecker\programmaticaccess (enabled) = 0
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\excel\accchecker\programmaticaccess (disabled) = 1

Policy notes

This policy setting allows you to configure Accessibility Checker and whether it checks to ensure that workbooks have not blocked programmatic access through DRM. If you enable this policy setting, no check will be made. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, workbooks will be checked for programmatic access and any issues will appear in the Accessibility Checker.

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