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Don’t show the What’s New information for Visio

This policy setting controls whether the What’s New information is shown when a user opens the desktop version of Visio for the first time after Visio has been updated with new features. By default, the What’s New information is shown. If you enable this policy setting, the What’s New information isn’t shown. Also, the What’s New button in File > Account is disabled. If you disable or don’t configure this policy setting, the What’s New information is shown. Note: There are separate policy settings for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and Visio.

Policy Details

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