Turn on an external converter as the default for a file extension: registry value L_externalConverterAsDefaultForFileExtensionPPTComputerHKLM\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\powerpoint\presentation converters\defaults
- Policy ID
- L_externalConverterAsDefaultForFileExtensionPPT
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
- Source
- Microsoft 365 Apps / Office Administrative Templates (version 5568.1000)
- Category
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 (Machine) › Converters
Registry
(list values)
REG_SZComputerHKLM\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\powerpoint\presentation converters\defaults Current key
- Enabled value
- Depends on the option value
- Element
- List of external file format converters to customize
- Value type
- REG_SZ
- Explicit value name
- true
Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\powerpoint\presentation converters\defaults] "<enter name>"="<enter value>"
CMD
reg add "HKLM\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\powerpoint\presentation converters\defaults" /v "<enter name>" /t REG_SZ /d "<enter value>" /f
PowerShell
New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\powerpoint\presentation converters\defaults' -Force | Out-Null New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\powerpoint\presentation converters\defaults' -Name '<enter name>' -PropertyType String -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null