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Applies to: Office 2019, Office 2016
Important
Microsoft Office 2016 and Office 2019 will reach end of support on October 14, 2025. After this date, Microsoft will no longer provide security patches, bug fixes, or technical support for this version. Users are recommended to migrate to the subscription-based Microsoft 365 service to avoid security risks.
For steps to migrate to a subscription-based Microsoft 365 service, see Plan an upgrade from older versions of Office to Microsoft 365 Apps
Important
- Office Telemetry Dashboard is no longer supported in Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise (as of Version 2208), and is removed in Version 2301 (and later).
- For more information, see Removal of Office Telemetry Dashboard from Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise.
If you can prevent end users from running non-approved add-ins that might cause issues or slow performance, then you can reduce your support costs. If an add-in is crashing or takes a long time to load, you can disable the add-in for all Office client computers at the same time. Using Office Telemetry Dashboard, you can monitor add-in usage along with performance and other issues. With the collected data, you can decide which add-ins should be managed. This article points to more information about how to manage add-ins for Office by using Office Telemetry Dashboard.
About add-in management with Office Telemetry Dashboard
Use the Add-in management worksheet to generate a Group Policy Object script that sets the configuration state of add-ins that are used with Office. The following screenshot displays the Add-in Management worksheet.
User interface for managing add-ins in Office Telemetry Dashboard
By using the Group Policy Administrative Template files (ADMX/ADML) for Office, you can also create lists of managed add-ins and optionally block any add-in that isn't on the list. Users can't override these settings unless you allow them to.
For more information about how to manage Office add-ins by using Office Telemetry Dashboard, see Let's manage add-ins using Telemetry Dashboard.