Online Content Options: registry value useonlinecontentUserHKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\internet

Policy ID: L_Onlinecontentoptions
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 › Tools | Options | General | Service Options... › Online Content

Registry

useonlinecontent

REG_DWORDUser

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

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: Online content options

Options
Item	Stored value
Do not allow Office to connect to the Internet	0
Allow Office to connect to the Internet	2

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

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

; Options (use only one)
; Do not allow Office to connect to the Internet
"useonlinecontent"=dword:00000000
; Allow Office to connect to the Internet
"useonlinecontent"=dword:00000002

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Do not allow Office to connect to the Internet
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\internet" /v "useonlinecontent" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
:: Allow Office to connect to the Internet
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\internet" /v "useonlinecontent" /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f

PowerShell

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

# Options (use only one)
# Do not allow Office to connect to the Internet
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\internet' -Name 'useonlinecontent' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null
# Allow Office to connect to the Internet
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\internet' -Name 'useonlinecontent' -PropertyType DWord -Value 2 -Force | Out-Null