File Previewing

Disables file previewers in Microsoft Office programs. This policy will not disable file previewers for Microsoft Windows.

To disable a file previewer, type the CLSID for the previewer you want to disable (the previewer CLSID can be found at HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PreviewHandlers).

Supported on: At least Windows 7



Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Pathsoftware\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\disabledpreviewhandlers
Value Name{number}
Value TypeREG_SZ
Default Value

office16.admx

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