Writing style: registry value writingstyleUserHKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options

Policy ID: L_Writingstyle
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 › Word Options › Proofing

Registry

writingstyle

REG_DWORDUser

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options Current key

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: Writing style

Options
Item	Stored value
Grammar & Style	0
Grammar Only	1

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)
; Grammar & Style
"writingstyle"=dword:00000000
; Grammar Only
"writingstyle"=dword:00000001

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Grammar & Style
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "writingstyle" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
:: Grammar Only
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "writingstyle" /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)
# Grammar & Style
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'writingstyle' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null
# Grammar Only
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'writingstyle' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null