Updating registry via GPO as admin

Question

I am looking for a way to import a registry setting as admin via GPO on Windows PCs.

Answer 1

Might try creating a new User gpo to test with. If you use the User Configuration section it will automatically modify the registry key for the current user.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc753092(v=ws.11)

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Answer 2

Users do not have local admin on their PCs.

Reg key is set to HKEY_CURRENT_USER however it needs to be set-up for the local user account.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common]
"fbabehavior"=dword:00000002

Answer 3

Read on here.
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/c4502e46-e2c7-4b6b-89d1-fb5661035f3f/gpo-to-push-hkcu-regkeys-to-users-that-do-not-have-permissions-to-write-to-the-registry?forum=winserverGP

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Answer 4

Still not working.

Currently under user configuration\Preferences\Windows Settings\Registry

Create
Hive: Hkey_current_user
Key Path: \SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\office\16.0\common\
Value name: fbabehavior
Value type: Reg_dword
value data: 00000002 (hexadecimal)