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Show Alert if Excel is not the default for its associated file types

This policy setting controls the "Tell me if Microsoft Excel isn't the default progam for viewing and editing spreadsheets" option found under File tab | Options. If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, Excel will show an alert if it isn't the default progam for viewing and editing spreadsheets. This is the default behavior. If you disable this policy setting, Excel will turn off the alert.

Policy Details

Policy Name
L_ShowAlertIfNotDefault
Registry Key
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\excel\options
Value Name
alertifnotdefault
Supported On
At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
Policy State Values
Enabled: 1
Disabled: 0
Available Languages
en-us