Turn off protection of unsupported file types in Application Guard for Office.

This policy setting controls whether Application Guard for Office will block unsupported file types from being opened in Office apps or if it will enable the redirection to Protected View.

If you enable this setting, Application Guard for Office will redirect unsupported file types to Protected View in Office apps.

Important: Be aware that enabling this policy setting might pose a risk to the user's device.

If you disable or don't configure this setting, Application Guard for Office will block unsupported file types in Office apps.

Note: This policy setting only applies to Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise.

Supported on: At least Windows 10 Server, Windows 10 or Windows 10 RT

Registry HiveHKEY_CURRENT_USER
Registry Pathsoftware\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\security\applicationguard
Value Nameredirectunsupportedfiletypestopv
Value TypeREG_DWORD
Enabled Value1
Disabled Value0

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