Block opening of Binary 12 file types

This policy setting controls whether users can open Excel workbooks that use the Binary 12 file type, such as .xlsb files.

If you enable this policy setting, users will not be able to open Binary 12 files in Excel 2007.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can open Binary 12 files in Excel.

Supported on: At least Windows Vista

Registry HiveHKEY_CURRENT_USER
Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Excel\Security\FileOpenBlock
Value NameBinary12Files
Value TypeREG_DWORD
Enabled Value1
Disabled Value0

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