Policy

Show the File Format dialog

This policy setting allows you to control whether the file format dialog has already been shown to the user. If you enable this policy setting, the dialog won't be shown again. If you disable this policy setting, the dialog prompts the user to select a default file format on each boot until one is selected. If you don't configure this policy setting, the dialog prompts the user to select a default file format on each boot until one is selected.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Office
Category Microsoft Office 2016 / Privacy / Trust Center
Policy ID c8dcd40fd62f
Internal name L_ShownFileFmtPrompt

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\registration\shownfilefmtpromptpolicy (enabled) = 1
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\registration\shownfilefmtpromptpolicy (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

This policy setting allows you to control whether the file format dialog has already been shown to the user. If you enable this policy setting, the dialog won't be shown again. If you disable this policy setting, the dialog prompts the user to select a default file format on each boot until one is selected. If you don't configure this policy setting, the dialog prompts the user to select a default file format on each boot until one is selected.

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