Publisher Automation Security Level: registry value automationsecuritypublisherUserHKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\common\security

Policy ID: L_PublisherAutomationSecurityLevel
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 Publisher 2016 › Security

Registry

automationsecuritypublisher

REG_DWORDUser

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\common\security Current key

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: -

Options
Item	Stored value
Low (enabled)	1
By UI (prompted)	2
High (disabled)	3

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\common\security]

; Options (use only one)
; Low (enabled)
"automationsecuritypublisher"=dword:00000001
; By UI (prompted)
"automationsecuritypublisher"=dword:00000002
; High (disabled)
"automationsecuritypublisher"=dword:00000003

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Low (enabled)
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\common\security" /v "automationsecuritypublisher" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: By UI (prompted)
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\common\security" /v "automationsecuritypublisher" /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
:: High (disabled)
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\common\security" /v "automationsecuritypublisher" /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f

PowerShell

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

# Options (use only one)
# Low (enabled)
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\common\security' -Name 'automationsecuritypublisher' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# By UI (prompted)
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\common\security' -Name 'automationsecuritypublisher' -PropertyType DWord -Value 2 -Force | Out-Null
# High (disabled)
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\common\security' -Name 'automationsecuritypublisher' -PropertyType DWord -Value 3 -Force | Out-Null