MDT install office without add-in by default

Question

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?

Answer 1

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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