Turn off PDF encryption setting UI
- Policy ID
- L_TurnOffPDFEncryptionSettingUI
- 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 Office 2016 › Security Settings
Description
This policy setting allows you to turn off the PDF encryption setting UI.
If you enable this policy setting, the PDF encryption UI is hidden. If your organization has a higher requirement on encryption than what is supported, the recommendation is to enable this policy setting.
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the PDF encryption UI is shown, and users may choose to encrypt the PDF file or not.
Registry
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
- enableencryptionREG_DWORD