Open Office document directly in Office application

Policy ID
L_OpenOfficeDocumentDirectlyInOfficeApplication
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 › Tools | Options | General | Web Options... › Files

Description

This policy setting allows you to choose whether Office documents located on web servers open directly in the registered application or through the web browser.

If you enable this policy setting, files will open directly in the associated Office application, bypassing the web browser.

If you disable this policy setting files will open through the web browser.

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