Skip Opening Local Files with Long Paths

Policy ID
L_SkipOpenDueToLongLocalPath
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 › Word Options › Advanced

Description

This policy controls whether Word should skip opening local files with very long paths.

If you enable this policy, Word will not open local files that have very long paths. Only enable if local files with long paths are causing issues in your environment.

If you disable or do not configure this policy, Word will open local files with long paths.

Registry

UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
  • skipopenduetolonglocalpathREG_DWORD

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