Years: registry value yearlabeldisplayUserHKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\edit

Policy ID: L_PjYears
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 Project 2016 › Project Options › Edit › View options for time units in 'Project1'

Registry

yearlabeldisplay

REG_DWORDUser

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\edit Current key

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: Years

Options
Item	Stored value
y	0
yr	1
year	2
	3
	4

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\edit]

; Options (use only one)
; y
"yearlabeldisplay"=dword:00000000
; yr
"yearlabeldisplay"=dword:00000001
; year
"yearlabeldisplay"=dword:00000002
; 
"yearlabeldisplay"=dword:00000003
; 
"yearlabeldisplay"=dword:00000004

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: y
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\edit" /v "yearlabeldisplay" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
:: yr
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\edit" /v "yearlabeldisplay" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: year
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\edit" /v "yearlabeldisplay" /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
:: 
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\edit" /v "yearlabeldisplay" /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f
:: 
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\edit" /v "yearlabeldisplay" /t REG_DWORD /d 4 /f

PowerShell

# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\edit' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# y
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\edit' -Name 'yearlabeldisplay' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null
# yr
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\edit' -Name 'yearlabeldisplay' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# year
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\edit' -Name 'yearlabeldisplay' -PropertyType DWord -Value 2 -Force | Out-Null
# 
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\edit' -Name 'yearlabeldisplay' -PropertyType DWord -Value 3 -Force | Out-Null
# 
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\edit' -Name 'yearlabeldisplay' -PropertyType DWord -Value 4 -Force | Out-Null