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Disable Publisher

This policy setting controls whether Publisher will be blocked from starting.

Registry Information

VendorMicrosoft
ProductMicrosoft Publisher 2016
CategoryMicrosoft Publisher 2016
Applies toUser Configuration
Supported onWindows7
Registry Key[HKCU]softwarepoliciesmicrosoftoffice16.0publisher
Value Namedisablelaunch
TypeREG_DWORD
Enabled value1
Disabled value0

Registry File (.reg)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Enable the policy
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERsoftwarepoliciesmicrosoftoffice16.0publisher]
"disablelaunch"=dword:00000001

; Disable the policy
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERsoftwarepoliciesmicrosoftoffice16.0publisher]
"disablelaunch"=dword:00000000

PowerShell

# Enable the policy
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:softwarepoliciesmicrosoftoffice16.0publisher" -Name "disablelaunch" -Value 1 -Type DWord

# Disable the policy
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:softwarepoliciesmicrosoftoffice16.0publisher" -Name "disablelaunch" -Value 0 -Type DWord