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Microsoft Project - how to control Macro Settings using registry keys

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For Office applications (Excel/Word,..), there are group policies that control the Macro Settings that can be checked in File (Backstage)->Options->Trust Center->Trust Center Settings… ->Macro Settings :

                       

In the Local Group Policy Editor we can set up VBA Macro Notification Settings (Microsoft Excel2010/2013->Security->Trust Center):

to take up the following values: Disable all with notification | Disable all except digitally signed macros | Disable all without notification | Enable all macros (not recommended) , which once applied, will be translated into the values 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 for the DWORD VBAWarnings under the hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\15.0\excel\security

 

For Microsoft Project on the other hand, this group policy does not exist.

To get similar results as within Office apps, you will have to create the Registry Key in Registry Editor:

Note: Should the MS Project, Security keys do not exist, please create them:

 VBAWarnings DWORD value signification:

 

Value 1: Enable All Macros

Value 2: Disable All macros with notification

Value 3: Disable all macros except those digitally signed

Value 4: Disable all without notification

 

For HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\14.0\msproject\security\VBAWarnings DWORD Value 2 , MS Project will display:

 

Many thanks, Corina Marinescu, for your collaboration on this setting!

Comments

  • Anonymous
    February 16, 2016
    step 1 4 block ing Ransomware
    thanks
  • Anonymous
    March 03, 2016
    Hello, please advise. I have a gpo setting pushed to all pc's in my domain for all versions of office products, disabling all except digitally signed macros. That is working for for the ones that are signed but apparently we have some macros needing to be used that are not digitally signed. I have to leave the setting to not even prompt for unsigned macros due to the ransoware. How can I make exceptions for certain macros we know are safe but not signed? Thanks