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Volume preference: registry value volumeprefUserHKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options

Policy ID
L_Volumepreference
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 Word 2016 › Miscellaneous

Registry

volumepref

REG_DWORDUser
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options Current key
Enabled value
Depends on the option value
Element
Volume preference
Options
ItemStored value
Use Drive letter or UNC as entered0
Convert Drive letter to UNC2
Convert UNC to Drive letter1
Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options]

; Options (use only one)
; Use Drive letter or UNC as entered
"volumepref"=dword:00000000
; Convert Drive letter to UNC
"volumepref"=dword:00000002
; Convert UNC to Drive letter
"volumepref"=dword:00000001
CMD
:: Options (use only one)

:: Use Drive letter or UNC as entered
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "volumepref" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
:: Convert Drive letter to UNC
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "volumepref" /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
:: Convert UNC to Drive letter
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "volumepref" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Use Drive letter or UNC as entered
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'volumepref' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null
# Convert Drive letter to UNC
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'volumepref' -PropertyType DWord -Value 2 -Force | Out-Null
# Convert UNC to Drive letter
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'volumepref' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null