Block opening of OpenDocument Text (.odt) file types

This policy governs the opening of Word documents with OpenDocument Text (.odt) file types.

If you enable this policy setting, Word will not be able to open OpenDocument Text (.odt) files.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Word will be able to open OpenDocument Text (.odt) files.

Supported on: At least Windows Vista

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

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