Disable embedded files

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

Registry

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

Value name: disableembeddedfiles

Enabled: disableembeddedfiles = 1

Disabled: disableembeddedfiles = 0

Description

To disable the ability to embed files on a OneNote page, so people cannot transmit files that might not be caught by anti-virus software, etc. Note: This policy will only limit embedded files in the OneNote UI, if a page has an embedded file OneNote will still sync and replicate the embedded files in the file system.