Set new tasks to be automatically scheduled: registry value newtasksaremanuallyscheduledUserHKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\scheduling

Policy ID: L_SetNewTasksToBeAutomaticallyScheduled
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 › Schedule › Scheduling options for 'Project1'

Registry

newtasksaremanuallyscheduled

REG_DWORDUser

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

Enabled value: 0
Disabled value: 1

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

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

; Options (use only one)
; Enabled
"newtasksaremanuallyscheduled"=dword:00000000
; Disabled
"newtasksaremanuallyscheduled"=dword:00000001

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Enabled
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\scheduling" /v "newtasksaremanuallyscheduled" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
:: Disabled
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\scheduling" /v "newtasksaremanuallyscheduled" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

PowerShell

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

# Options (use only one)
# Enabled
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\scheduling' -Name 'newtasksaremanuallyscheduled' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null
# Disabled
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\scheduling' -Name 'newtasksaremanuallyscheduled' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null