Policy
Turn off Protected View for attachments opened from Outlook
This policy setting allows you to determine if Word files in Outlook attachments open in Protected View. If you enable this policy setting, Outlook attachments do not open in Protected View. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Outlook attachments open in Protected View.
Pack Microsoft Office
Category Microsoft Word 2016 / Word Options / Security / Trust Center / Protected View
Policy ID
56e1f4a6b92f Internal name
L_TurnOffProtectedViewForAttachmentsOpenedFromOutlook Registry
Copy registry mappings
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\security\protectedview\disableattachmentsinpv (enabled) = 1
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\security\protectedview\disableattachmentsinpv (disabled) = 0Policy notes
This policy setting allows you to determine if Word files in Outlook attachments open in Protected View. If you enable this policy setting, Outlook attachments do not open in Protected View. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Outlook attachments open in Protected View.