Office 365 viewer mode ( disable ribbon and welcome screens )

Antonin Audard 20 Reputation points
2023-11-09T19:18:51.41+00:00

Hi,

We have enabled viewer mode policy for some computers in our domain, but we would like to know if it is possible to remove the ribbon saying that you are in viewer mode. This ribbon appears every time you open an Office app.

Viewer mode enabled in Microsoft 365 Apps.

Also, there are some welcome screen saying that Microsoft respect confidentiality and a window that ask you if they can collect data to help the devs.

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Is it possible to disable these ?

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  1. Emi Zhang-MSFT 19,046 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2023-11-10T01:08:42.91+00:00

    Hi,

    For View you can try to use this Group Policy to disable it:

    Registry Hive HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\licensing
    Value Name viewermode
    Value Type REG_DWORD
    Enabled Value 1
    Disabled Value 0

    https://www.admx.help/?Category=Office2016&Policy=office16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows::L_ViewerMode

    For start screen you can try this Group Policy to disable it:

    Registry Hive HKEY_CURRENT_USER
    Registry Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\general
    Value Name disableboottoofficestart
    Value Type REG_DWORD
    Enabled Value 1
    Disabled Value 0

    https://www.admx.help/?Category=Office2016&Policy=office16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows::L_DisableOfficeStartGlobal

    Note: Microsoft is providing this information as a convenience to you. The sites are not controlled by Microsoft. Microsoft cannot make any representations regarding the quality, safety, or suitability of any software or information found there. Please make sure that you completely understand the risk before retrieving any suggestions from the above link.

    And I also suggest you refer to these articles if you're Microsoft 365 admin:

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/privacy/manage-privacy-controls

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/admincenter/overview-cloud-policy

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