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Block loading of COM/VSTO add-ins registered in HKCU

This policy setting controls whether COM/VSTO add-ins registered only in HKEY_CURRENT_USER (HKCU) are blocked from loading. Standard users can install add-ins through ClickOnce deployment or the Office Add-ins settings, which typically register add-ins in HKCU rather than HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (HKLM). If you enable this policy setting, all COM/VSTO add-ins registered only in HKCU will be blocked from loading, preventing users from running add-ins they have installed without administrator privileges. If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, COM/VSTO add-ins registered in HKCU are allowed to load normally. Note: Add-ins registered in HKLM (typically installed by administrators) are not affected by this policy setting.

Policy Details

Policy Name
L_RestrictCUCOMAddin
Registry Key
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\security
Value Name
restrictcucomaddin
Supported On
At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
Policy State Values
Enabled: 1
Disabled: 0
Available Languages
en-us