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Set the minimum operating system for verifying agile VBA signatures

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

Microsoft 365/Office 5568.1000

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

Path in the GPO console

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Microsoft Office 2016\Security Settings\Trust Center

Description

This policy setting allows you to set the minimum operating system (OS) on which agile VBA signatures produced by Office can be verified. This ensures the hashing algorithm used to sign is compatible with the specified OS and later versions. If you enable this policy setting, Office uses the OS you specify as the minimum OS to verify agile VBA signatures. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Office uses Windows 7 as the minimum OS to verify agile VBA signatures. If you specify a minimum OS version that is higher than the highest OS supported by Office, Office uses the highest supported OS to verify agile VBA signatures.

Registry

HKCU software\policies\microsoft\vba\security

More options available

Options

minsigsupportos enum
  • Windows XP -> 0
  • Windows Vista -> 1
  • Windows 7 -> 2 (default)
  • Windows 8 -> 3

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Configure the state, scope and options, then generate .reg, PowerShell, Intune and SCCM outputs — or add the setting to a multi-setting collection.

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

.reg file

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Set the minimum operating system for verifying agile VBA signatures
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\vba\security]
"minsigsupportos"=dword:00000002
More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)

PowerShell

# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Set the minimum operating system for verifying agile VBA signatures
# 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\vba\security'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'minsigsupportos' -Value 2 -Type DWord

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