Menu animations: registry value animationUserHKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars

Policy ID: L_Menuanimations
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 › Global Options › Customize

Registry

animation

REG_DWORDUser

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

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: Menu animations

Options
Item	Stored value
(System Default)	0
Random	1
Unfold	2
Slide	3
Fade	4

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

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

; Options (use only one)
; (System Default)
"animation"=dword:00000000
; Random
"animation"=dword:00000001
; Unfold
"animation"=dword:00000002
; Slide
"animation"=dword:00000003
; Fade
"animation"=dword:00000004

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: (System Default)
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars" /v "animation" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
:: Random
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars" /v "animation" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: Unfold
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars" /v "animation" /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
:: Slide
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars" /v "animation" /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f
:: Fade
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars" /v "animation" /t REG_DWORD /d 4 /f

PowerShell

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

# Options (use only one)
# (System Default)
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'animation' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null
# Random
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'animation' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# Unfold
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'animation' -PropertyType DWord -Value 2 -Force | Out-Null
# Slide
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'animation' -PropertyType DWord -Value 3 -Force | Out-Null
# Fade
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'animation' -PropertyType DWord -Value 4 -Force | Out-Null