Disable Update Diagnostic

The Update Diagnostic (part of Office Diagnostics) determines whether users are running the latest version of Microsoft Office. Users are prompted to upgrade if they are not running the latest version of Microsoft Office. Enable this policy to disable the Update Diagnostic.

Supported on: At least Windows Vista

Registry Hive	HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Registry Path	Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\Common\OffDiag
Value Name	DisableUpdateDiagnostic
Value Type	REG_DWORD
Enabled Value	1
Disabled Value	0

office12.admx

Administrative Templates (Computers)

Calendar Printing Assistant for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 (Machine)
- Directory where all calendar designs are located
- Directory where all templates are located
Microsoft Office 2007 system (machine)
- Miscellaneous
  - Document Inspector
  - File Previewing
- Security Settings
Microsoft Office Excel 2007 (Machine)
- Converters
  - Turn on an external converter as the default for a file extension
- Miscellaneous
  - Open Hyperlinks to documents in Windows Internet Explorer
Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007 (machine)
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Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 (Machine)
- Miscellaneous
  - Open Hyperlinks to documents in Windows Internet Explorer
Microsoft Office Visio 2007 (machine)
- Open Hyperlinks to documents in Windows Internet Explorer
Microsoft Office Word 2007 (Machine)
- Converters
  - Turn on an external converter as the default for a file extension policy for Microsoft Office Word
- Miscellaneous
  - Open Hyperlinks to documents in Windows Internet Explorer

Administrative Templates (Users)

Calendar Printing Assistant for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
Microsoft Office 2007 system
Microsoft Office Access 2007
- Application Settings
  - General
    - Default database folder
    - Number of documents in the Recent Documents list
  - International
  - Security
    - Trust Center
  - Web Options...
    - General
- Customizable Error Messages
  - List of error messages to customize
- Disable Items in User Interface
  - Custom
    - Disable commands
    - Disable shortcut keys
  - Predefined
    - Disable commands
    - Disable shortcut keys
- Miscellaneous
- Tools | Security
  - Workgroup Administrator...
    - Path to shared Workgroup information file for secured MDB files
  - Modal Trust Decision Only
Microsoft Office Excel 2007
Microsoft Office Groove 2007
- Groove Manager
  - Groove Manager Server Name
- Groove Account Configuration Code Required
Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007
Microsoft Office InterConnect 2007
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  - Communicator Presence
  - Search Keyword MRU
- Internet Connection Setting
- Security Setting
  - Allow the intranet users to send/receive activities
  - Show (or not show) the list of certificates
Microsoft Office OneNote 2007
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
- Block file formats
  - Open
  - Save
- Customizable Error Messages
  - List of error messages to customize
- Disable Items in User Interface
  - Custom
    - Disable commands
    - Disable shortcut keys
  - Predefined
- Miscellaneous
  - Disable Slide Update
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Microsoft Office Project 2007
- Miscellaneous
  - Most Recently Used Template List Length
- Security
  - Tools | Macro
    - Security Level
  - Previous-version file formats
- Tools | Local Project Cache
  - Local Project Cache Location
  - Local Project Cache Size Limit in MB
- Tools | Options...
  - Calculation
    - Calculation options for 'Project1'
    - Calculation options for Microsoft Office Project
      - Automatic Calculation
      - Calculate all open projects
  - Calendar
  - Edit
    - Edit options for Microsoft Office Project
    - Hyperlink appearance in 'Project1'
    - View options for time units in 'Project1'
      - Add space before label
      - Days
      - Hours
      - Minutes
      - Months
      - Weeks
      - Years
  - General
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    - Project Guide settings for 'Project1'
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  - Schedule
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      - Show assignment units as
      - Show scheduling messages
    - Scheduling options for 'Project1'
  - Security
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  - View
    - Calendar Type
      - Calendar Type
    - Show
    - Date Format
    - Default Project Currency
    - Default View
    - Project Summary Task
Microsoft Office Publisher 2007
- Disable Items in User Interface
  - Custom
    - Disable commands
  - Predefined
    - Disable commands
- Format
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- Miscellaneous
- Security
- Spelling
  - Check spelling as you type
- Tools | Options...
Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007
- Default Authoring Options
- Disable Items in User Interface
  - Custom
    - Disable commands
  - Predefined
    - Disable commands
- Downloading Framework Components
- Miscellaneous
  - Remote Website Properties
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Microsoft Office Visio 2007
- Customizable Error Messages
  - List of error messages to customize
- Disable Items in User Interface
  - Custom
    - Disable commands
    - Disable shortcut keys
  - Predefined
    - Disable commands
    - Disable shortcut keys
- Miscellaneous
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- Tools | AutoCorrect Options...
  - AutoFormat as you type
- Tools | Options...
  - Advanced
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    - Color settings
    - File Paths
      - Add-ons
      - Drawings
      - Favorites Stencil Name
      - Help
      - My Shapes
      - Start-up
      - Stencils
      - Templates
    - Freeform drawing
      - Precision
      - Smoothing:
    - Ink tool
      - Auto-create speed
  - General
    - Drawing window options
    - General options
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      - Undo levels
  - Save/Open
    - Language for file conversion
      - Language for file conversion
    - Save options
      - Prompt for document properties on first save
      - Save AutoRecover info
    - Warnings options
      - Show file open warnings
      - Show file save warnings
    - Save Visio files as
  - Security
    - Macro Security
    - Trust Center
  - Shape Search
    - Results
    - Search for:
    - Show Shape Search pane
  - Units
    - Default units
  - View
    - Display options
    - Show
    - Stencil spacing
      - Characters per line
      - Lines per master
    - Text quality
Microsoft Office Word 2007