Block Insecure Protocols in Excel Worksheet Functions

Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

Registry

HKCU software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\excel\security

Value name: blockinsecureprotocolworksheetfunctions

Enabled: blockinsecureprotocolworksheetfunctions = 1

Disabled: blockinsecureprotocolworksheetfunctions = 0

Description

This policy controls whether the following Excel functions can access the web via insecure protocols: WEBSERVICE, IMPORTCSV, IMPORTTEXT If you enable this policy setting, WEBSERVICE, IMPORTCSV, and IMPORTTEXT functions will be blocked from accessing the web via insecure protocols. If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, WEBSERVICE, IMPORTCSV, and IMPORTTEXT functions will be allowed to access the web via insecure protocols.