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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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Display Developer tab in the Ribbon

This policy setting controls whether the Developer tab will be displayed in the Ribbon.

If you enable this policy setting, the Developer tab will be displayed in the Ribbon.

If you disable this policy setting, the Developer tab will not be displayed in the Ribbon.

If you do not configure this policy setting, the Developer tab will not be displayed in the Ribbon, but its visibility can be changed via a setting in the application Options dialog box.

Registry Information

VendorMicrosoft
ProductMicrosoft Word 2016
CategoryMicrosoft Word 2016 › Word Options › Customize Ribbon
Applies toUser Configuration
Supported onWindows7
Registry Key[HKCU]softwarepoliciesmicrosoftoffice16.0wordoptions
Value Namedevelopertools
TypeREG_DWORD
Enabled value1
Disabled value0

Registry File (.reg)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Enable the policy
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERsoftwarepoliciesmicrosoftoffice16.0wordoptions]
"developertools"=dword:00000001

; Disable the policy
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERsoftwarepoliciesmicrosoftoffice16.0wordoptions]
"developertools"=dword:00000000

PowerShell

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

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