Policy

Turn off file validation

This policy setting allows you turn off the file validation feature. If you enable this policy setting, file validation will be turned off. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, file validation will be turned on. Office Binary Documents (97-2003) are checked to see if they conform against the file format schema before they are opened.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Office
Category Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 / PowerPoint Options / Security
Policy ID d43043f1738c
Internal name L_TurnOffFileValidation

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\powerpoint\security\filevalidation\enableonload (enabled) = 0
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\powerpoint\security\filevalidation\enableonload (disabled) = 1

Policy notes

This policy setting allows you turn off the file validation feature. If you enable this policy setting, file validation will be turned off. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, file validation will be turned on. Office Binary Documents (97-2003) are checked to see if they conform against the file format schema before they are opened.

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