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Multiplier for Presence sync interval for notebooks stored on SharePoint

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 OneNote 2016\OneNote Options\Other

Description

This policy setting allows you to increase the interval between polls to SharePoint to determine active users of notebooks. OneNote will sync notebooks at a faster rate when other users are interacting with a notebook. If you enable this policy setting, OneNote will poll SharePoint less frequently to determine if there are other users currently interacting with notebooks. Intervals are multiplied by the entered value, a positive integer value from 1 to 10. Larger intervals will slow detection of concurrent users in notebooks but reduce server load. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, OneNote will poll for active users of notebooks at the default rate (multiplier value of 1). Note: This policy setting only applies to volume licensed versions of Office 2016 that use Windows Installer (MSI), such as Office Professional Plus 2016 and Office Standard 2016.

Registry

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

More options available

Options

sharepointpresenceintervalmultiplier decimal - range 1-10 - default: 1

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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: Multiplier for Presence sync interval for notebooks stored on SharePoint
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\onenote\options\save]
"sharepointpresenceintervalmultiplier"=dword:00000001
More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)

PowerShell

# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Multiplier for Presence sync interval for notebooks stored on SharePoint
# 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\onenote\options\save'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'sharepointpresenceintervalmultiplier' -Value 1 -Type DWord

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