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Visio 5.0 or earlier Binary Drawings, Templates and Stencils

This policy setting allows you to determine whether users can open or save Visio files with the format specified by the title of this policy setting.

If you enable this policy setting, you can specify whether users can open or save files.

The options that can be selected are below. Note: Not all options may be available for this policy setting.

- Do not block: The file type will not be blocked.

- Save blocked: Saving of the file type will be blocked.

- Open/Save blocked: Both opening and saving of the file type will be blocked.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the file type will be blocked.

Registry Information

VendorMicrosoft
ProductMicrosoft Visio 2016
CategoryMicrosoft Visio 2016 › Visio Options › Security › Trust Center › File Block Settings
Applies toUser Configuration
Supported onWindows7
Registry Key[HKCU]softwarepoliciesmicrosoftoffice16.0visiosecurityfileblock

Policy Settings

File block setting:

Registry Key[HKCU]softwarepoliciesmicrosoftoffice16.0visiosecurityfileblock
Value Namevisio50andearlierfiles
TypeREG_DWORD
Values
  • Do not block (0)
  • Open/Save blocked (2)