Policy
Don’t show the What’s New information for OneNote
This policy setting controls whether the What’s New information is shown when a user opens the desktop version of OneNote for the first time after OneNote has been updated with new features. By default, the What’s New information is shown. If you enable this policy setting, the What’s New information isn’t shown. Also, the What’s New button in File > Account is disabled. If you disable or don’t configure this policy setting, the What’s New information is shown. Note: There are separate policy settings for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and Visio.
bfef48eebca3 L_DontShowWhatsNewInformationOneNote Registry
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HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\onenote\dontshowwhatsnew (enabled) = 1
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\onenote\dontshowwhatsnew (disabled) = 0Policy notes
This policy setting controls whether the What’s New information is shown when a user opens the desktop version of OneNote for the first time after OneNote has been updated with new features. By default, the What’s New information is shown. If you enable this policy setting, the What’s New information isn’t shown. Also, the What’s New button in File > Account is disabled. If you disable or don’t configure this policy setting, the What’s New information is shown. Note: There are separate policy settings for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and Visio.