Check for accessibility issues while editing

Policy ID
L_BackgroundAccessibilityCheckerInformation
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 Word 2016 › File Tab › Check Accessibility

Description

This policy setting controls whether accessibility issues are checked for automatically while the user is editing a document. By default, accessibility issues aren’t checked for automatically.

If you enable this policy setting, accessibility issues are checked for automatically and users won’t be able to turn it off. The status bar will indicate if accessibility recommendations are available to make the document more usable by people with disabilities.

If you disable or don’t configure this policy setting, accessibility issues won’t be checked for automatically while editing a document. Users can turn on automatic checking by going to File > Options > Ease of Access.

Registry

UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
  • enableacccheckerstatusbaritemREG_DWORD

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