Policy

Turn off protection of unsupported file types in Application Guard for Office

This policy setting controls whether Application Guard for Office will block unsupported file types from being opened in Office apps or if it will enable the redirection to Protected View. If you enable this setting, Application Guard for Office will redirect unsupported file types to Protected View in Office apps. Important: Be aware that enabling this policy setting might pose a risk to the user's device. If you disable or don't configure this setting, Application Guard for Office will block unsupported file types in Office apps. Note: This policy setting only applies to Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Office
Category Microsoft Office 2016 / Security Settings / Trust Center / Application Guard
Policy ID ecf1043254d2
Internal name L_TurnOffBlockingOfUnsupportedFileTypesInApplicationGuard

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\security\applicationguard\redirectunsupportedfiletypestopv (enabled) = 1
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\security\applicationguard\redirectunsupportedfiletypestopv (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

This policy setting controls whether Application Guard for Office will block unsupported file types from being opened in Office apps or if it will enable the redirection to Protected View. If you enable this setting, Application Guard for Office will redirect unsupported file types to Protected View in Office apps. Important: Be aware that enabling this policy setting might pose a risk to the user's device. If you disable or don't configure this setting, Application Guard for Office will block unsupported file types in Office apps. Note: This policy setting only applies to Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise.

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