Don’t show the What’s New information for Excel
- Policy ID
- L_DontShowWhatsNewInformationExcel
- 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 › What's New
Description
This policy setting controls whether the What’s New information is shown when a user opens the desktop version of Excel for the first time after Excel has been updated with new features. By default, the What’s New information is shown.
If you enable this policy setting, the What’s New information isn’t shown. Also, the What’s New button in File > Account is disabled.
If you disable or don’t configure this policy setting, the What’s New information is shown.
Note: There are separate policy settings for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and Visio.
Registry
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
- dontshowwhatsnewREG_DWORD