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Group Policy made searchable

A free ADMX browser or comparison tool for IT administrators.Search policies, find registry keys, and see exactly what each setting writes to the Windows Registry. Or compare two GPO backups to see exactly what has changed between them.

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Enable Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications project creation

Enables creations of VBA projects when you open (or create) a document that does not already contain a project. If you clear this check box, you will not be able to create a macro in a document that does not already contain a project.

Registry Information

VendorMicrosoft
ProductMicrosoft Visio 2016
CategoryMicrosoft Visio 2016 › Visio Options › Security › Macro Security
Applies toUser Configuration
Supported onWindows7
Registry Key[HKCU]softwarepoliciesmicrosoftoffice16.0visioapplication
Value Namecreatevbaprojects
TypeREG_SZ
Enabled value1
Disabled value0

Registry File (.reg)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Enable the policy
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERsoftwarepoliciesmicrosoftoffice16.0visioapplication]
"createvbaprojects"="1"

; Disable the policy
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERsoftwarepoliciesmicrosoftoffice16.0visioapplication]
"createvbaprojects"="0"

PowerShell

# Enable the policy
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:softwarepoliciesmicrosoftoffice16.0visioapplication" -Name "createvbaprojects" -Value "1" -Type String

# Disable the policy
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:softwarepoliciesmicrosoftoffice16.0visioapplication" -Name "createvbaprojects" -Value "0" -Type String