Policy

Turn off smart delete behavior of connectors when deleting shapes

This policy setting turns off smart delete behavior of connectors when deleting shapes. If you enable this policy setting, connectors are not deleted when shapes are deleted. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, connectors are deleted when shapes are deleted.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Office
Category Microsoft Visio 2016 / Visio Options / Advanced / Editing Options
Policy ID 438fcd7cf0aa
Internal name L_TurnOffSmartDeleteBehaviorOfConnectorsWhenDeletingShapes

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\application\deleteconnectorsenabled (enabled) = 0
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\application\deleteconnectorsenabled (disabled) = 1

Policy notes

This policy setting turns off smart delete behavior of connectors when deleting shapes. If you enable this policy setting, connectors are not deleted when shapes are deleted. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, connectors are deleted when shapes are deleted.

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