Stop checking to ensure workbooks allow programmatic access

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

Registry

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

Value name: programmaticaccess

Enabled: programmaticaccess = 0

Disabled: programmaticaccess = 1

Description

This policy setting allows you to configure Accessibility Checker and whether it checks to ensure that workbooks have not blocked programmatic access through DRM. If you enable this policy setting, no check will be made. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, workbooks will be checked for programmatic access and any issues will appear in the Accessibility Checker.