Policy

Stop checking for media files which might need captions

This policy setting prevents the Accessibility Checker from flagging media files that might need caption information. If you enable this policy setting, the Accessibility Checker will be prevented from flagging media files that might need caption information. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, presentations will be scanned for media files and the results will appear in the Accessibility Checker.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Office
CategoryMicrosoft PowerPoint 2016 / File Tab / Check Accessibility
Policy ID6ed949652954
Internal nameL_StopCheckingForMediaFilesCaptions

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\powerpoint\accchecker\closedcaptions (enabled) = 0
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\powerpoint\accchecker\closedcaptions (disabled) = 1

Policy notes

This policy setting prevents the Accessibility Checker from flagging media files that might need caption information. If you enable this policy setting, the Accessibility Checker will be prevented from flagging media files that might need caption information. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, presentations will be scanned for media files and the results will appear in the Accessibility Checker.

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