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Dynamic Data Exchange

This policy setting controls the ability to use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) in Word. By default, DDE isn’t allowed in Word. Allowing DDE isn’t recommended because of security concerns.   If you enable this policy setting, you can select either of the following options:   -Limit Dynamic Data Exchange -Allow Dynamic Data Exchange   If you choose “Limit Dynamic Data Exchange,” DDE requests made to an already running program are allowed.  But, DDE requests that require another executable program to be launched aren’t allowed.   If you disable or don’t configure this policy setting, DDE isn’t allowed.

Policy Details

Policy Name
L_AllowDDE
Registry Key
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\security
Supported On
At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
Available Languages
en-us

Configuration Elements

Dynamic Data Exchange setting

Type: enum

Allowed Values
  • 1 Limited Dynamic Data Exchange
  • 2 Allow Dynamic Data Exchange