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.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Office
CategoryMicrosoft Word 2016 / Word Options / Security / Trust Center / Protected View
Policy ID56e1f4a6b92f
Internal nameL_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) = 0

Policy 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.

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