Microsoft Office 2016 Common Settings

Policy ID
MicrosoftOffice2016Common
Scope
Computer Configuration, User Configuration
Supported on
At least Windows Server 2016 or Windows 10
Source
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category
Windows Components › Microsoft User Experience Virtualization › Applications

Description


This policy setting configures the synchronization of user settings which are common between the Microsoft Office Suite 2016 applications.
By default, the user settings which are common between the Microsoft Office Suite 2016 applications synchronize between computers. Use the policy setting to prevent the user settings which are common between the Microsoft Office Suite 2016 applications from synchronization between computers.
If you enable this policy setting, the user settings which are common between the Microsoft Office Suite 2016 applications continue to synchronize.
If you disable this policy setting, the user settings which are common between the Microsoft Office Suite 2016 applications are excluded from the synchronization settings. If any of the Microsoft Office Suite 2016 applications are enabled, this policy setting should not be disabled.
If you do not configure this policy setting, any defined values will be deleted.

Registry

ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  • MicrosoftOffice2016Win32.CommonREG_DWORD
  • MicrosoftOffice2016Win64.CommonREG_DWORD
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
  • MicrosoftOffice2016Win32.CommonREG_DWORD
  • MicrosoftOffice2016Win64.CommonREG_DWORD

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