Dynamic Data Exchange: registry value allowddeUserHKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\security

Policy ID: L_AllowDDE
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 › Security › Trust Center

Registry

allowdde

REG_DWORDUser

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

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: Dynamic Data Exchange setting

Options
Item	Stored value
Limited Dynamic Data Exchange	1
Allow Dynamic Data Exchange	2

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

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

; Options (use only one)
; Limited Dynamic Data Exchange
"allowdde"=dword:00000001
; Allow Dynamic Data Exchange
"allowdde"=dword:00000002

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Limited Dynamic Data Exchange
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\security" /v "allowdde" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: Allow Dynamic Data Exchange
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\security" /v "allowdde" /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f

PowerShell

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

# Options (use only one)
# Limited Dynamic Data Exchange
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\security' -Name 'allowdde' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# Allow Dynamic Data Exchange
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\security' -Name 'allowdde' -PropertyType DWord -Value 2 -Force | Out-Null