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Disable caching when opening server-only files.

Verified with Microsoft 365/Office 5568.1000 — updated on September 4, 2026

Microsoft 365/Office 5568.1000

Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10

Path in the GPO console

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Microsoft Office 2016\Miscellaneous

Description

This policy setting controls disabling caching when opening server-only files. Caching files helps Office speed up server-only file opens but could cause conflicts for organizations that rename files or change file contents directly on SharePoint. The cache is meant to improve performance so disabling it is expected to hurt performance.

Registry

HKCU software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\fileio

Value name: disableresourceidnamemapping

Enabled: disableresourceidnamemapping = 1

Disabled: disableresourceidnamemapping = 0

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These exports write the registry — this is not a managed GPO.

.reg file

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Disable caching when opening server-only files.
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\fileio]
"disableresourceidnamemapping"=dword:00000001
More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)

PowerShell

# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Disable caching when opening server-only files.
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
# Warning: In SYSTEM context (the Intune default), HKCU targets the SYSTEM profile. Run this script using the logged-on credentials.

$path = 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\fileio'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disableresourceidnamemapping' -Value 1 -Type DWord

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