Turn off user customizations via UI
Verified with Microsoft 365/Office 5568.1000 — updated on September 4, 2026
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
Path in the GPO console
User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Microsoft Office 2016\Global Options\Customize Description
This policy setting can prevent users from customizing both the Quick Access Toolbar and Ribbon through the user interface (UI). If you enable this policy setting, the following UI entry points are turned off: the Quick Access Toolbar and Ribbon tabs in the application's Office Center dialog box, and the Quick Access Toolbar and Ribbon customization options on the right-click menu on the Ribbon. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can customize the Quick Access Toolbar and Ribbon through both the application’s Office Center dialog box, and the right-click menu on the Ribbon.
Registry
HKCU
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars Export Builder
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.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Turn off user customizations via UI
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars]
"disabletoolbarcustomizationui"=dword:00000000
"disabletoolbarcustomizationui"=dword:00000000
"disabletoolbarcustomizationui"=dword:00000000
"disabletoolbarcustomizationui"=dword:00000000
"disabletoolbarcustomizationui"=dword:00000000
"disabletoolbarcustomizationui"=dword:00000000
"disabletoolbarcustomizationui"=dword:00000000
"disabletoolbarcustomizationui"=dword:00000000
"disabletoolbarcustomizationui"=dword:00000000
"disabletoolbarcustomizationui"=dword:00000000
"msoriddisabletoolbarcustomizationuiinfopath"=dword:00000000
"disabletoolbarcustomizationui"=dword:00000000More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off user customizations via UI
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
# 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\toolbars'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'msoriddisabletoolbarcustomizationuiinfopath' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWordIntune XML
No direct Policy CSP / OMA-URI mapping for this policy. Use the Intune Remediation tab, or ingest the ADMX in Intune.Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off user customizations via UI
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
# Warning: In SYSTEM context (the Intune default), HKCU targets the SYSTEM profile. Run this script using the logged-on credentials.
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'msoriddisabletoolbarcustomizationuiinfopath' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off user customizations via UI
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
# 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\toolbars'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'msoriddisabletoolbarcustomizationuiinfopath' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off user customizations via UI
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
# SCCM Configuration Item guidance:
# Create a Configuration Item of type "Setting: Script".
# Discovery script: use the Detection script below.
# Remediation script: use the Remediation script below.
# Compliance rule: the Discovery script output equals 'Compliant'.
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off user customizations via UI
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
# Warning: In SYSTEM context (the Intune default), HKCU targets the SYSTEM profile. Run this script using the logged-on credentials.
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'msoriddisabletoolbarcustomizationuiinfopath' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off user customizations via UI
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
# 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\toolbars'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'msoriddisabletoolbarcustomizationuiinfopath' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'disabletoolbarcustomizationui' -Value 0 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.