MDT install office without add-in by default

Eaven HUANG 2,126 Reputation points
2021-07-29T01:34:56.377+00:00

Dear experts,

We are using MDT to install OS in batch. Recently we found there is compatibility issue with some add-ins in Word and Excel, I'm wondering if there is anything we can do with MDT so when the new OS is installed, the add-ins will not be active in Office products?

I was thinking about maybe using the Dependencies option in Applications folder but after I clicked Add button, nothing was actually added. Or maybe using Powershell could be possible?

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  1. Emi Zhang-MSFT 22,086 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2021-07-30T01:08:41.263+00:00

    Hi @EavenHuang-0590,
    For disable/enable add-in in Office there are 2 ways you can try.

    1. Group Policy
    In the GPO Editor, go to following location:
    User Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Microsoft Office
    In the right pane of Microsoft Office, double click on List of managed add-ins policy setting and set it to Disable status.
    If you wan to specific add-in, you must provide the programmatic identifier (ProgID) for each COM add-in that you want to manage. To obtain the ProgID for an add-in, use the Windows Registry Editor on the client computer where the add-in is installed. Locate the registry key names under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\<application>\Addins or HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\<application>\Addins.

    2. Registry
    Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\x.0\<application>\Resiliency\AddinList

    REG_SZ: <ProgID for the add-in>

    Values: <one of the following values>:
    0 = The add-in is always disabled (blocked)
    1 = The add-ins is always enabled
    2= The add-in can be manually enabled or disabled by the user

    Hope the information is helpful.

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