Show Alert if Excel is not the default for its associated file types

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

Registry

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

Value name: alertifnotdefault

Enabled: alertifnotdefault = 1

Disabled: alertifnotdefault = 0

Description

This policy setting controls the "Tell me if Microsoft Excel isn't the default progam for viewing and editing spreadsheets" option found under File tab | Options. If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, Excel will show an alert if it isn't the default progam for viewing and editing spreadsheets. This is the default behavior. If you disable this policy setting, Excel will turn off the alert.