Disable the Office Start screen for Word
- Policy ID
- L_DisableOfficeStartWord
- 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 › Miscellaneous
Description
This policy setting controls whether the Office Start screen appears on boot for Word.
If you enable this policy setting, users will not see the Office Start screen when they boot Word.
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users will see the Office Start screen when they boot Word.
Note: This policy setting is overridden by the policy setting "Microsoft Office 2016 > Miscellaneous > Disable the Office Start screen for all Office applications" if that policy setting is set.
Registry
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
- disableboottoofficestartREG_DWORD