Enforce PDF compliance with ISO 19005-1 (PDF/A): registry value useiso19005-1UserHKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\fixedformat

Policy ID: L_EnforcePDFcompliancewithISO190051PDFA
Scope: User Configuration
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
Source: Microsoft 365 Apps / Office Administrative Templates (version 5568.1000)
Category: Microsoft Office 2016 › Microsoft Save As PDF and XPS add-ins

Registry

useiso19005-1

REG_DWORDUser

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\fixedformat Current key

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: -

Options
Item	Stored value
Default	0
Encourage	1
Prevent	2
Enforce	3

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\fixedformat]

; Options (use only one)
; Default
"useiso19005-1"=dword:00000000
; Encourage
"useiso19005-1"=dword:00000001
; Prevent
"useiso19005-1"=dword:00000002
; Enforce
"useiso19005-1"=dword:00000003

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Default
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\fixedformat" /v "useiso19005-1" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
:: Encourage
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\fixedformat" /v "useiso19005-1" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: Prevent
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\fixedformat" /v "useiso19005-1" /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
:: Enforce
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\fixedformat" /v "useiso19005-1" /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f

PowerShell

# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\fixedformat' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Default
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\fixedformat' -Name 'useiso19005-1' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null
# Encourage
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\fixedformat' -Name 'useiso19005-1' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# Prevent
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\fixedformat' -Name 'useiso19005-1' -PropertyType DWord -Value 2 -Force | Out-Null
# Enforce
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\fixedformat' -Name 'useiso19005-1' -PropertyType DWord -Value 3 -Force | Out-Null