Policy

File links open preference default selection as Desktop App

This policy setting controls which file links open preference is set as the default for users’ who has not make their selection. For more information about file links handling and open preference in Office, see https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2277074. User can manually change the default selection anytime. If you enabled this policy setting, file open preference in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook will be defaulted to open in Desktop App. If you disable this policy setting, file open preference in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook will be defaulted to open in web browser. Note: This policy setting only applies to subscription version of Office.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Office
Category Microsoft Office 2016 / Miscellaneous
Policy ID f1ff4ce8100d
Internal name L_LinksOpenRightDefaultSettingIsNative

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\internet\linksopenrightdefaultsettingisnative (enabled) = 1
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\internet\linksopenrightdefaultsettingisnative (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

This policy setting controls which file links open preference is set as the default for users’ who has not make their selection. For more information about file links handling and open preference in Office, see https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2277074. User can manually change the default selection anytime. If you enabled this policy setting, file open preference in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook will be defaulted to open in Desktop App. If you disable this policy setting, file open preference in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook will be defaulted to open in web browser. Note: This policy setting only applies to subscription version of Office.

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