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Default end time

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 Project 2016\Project Options\Calendar

Description

Specifies the finish time that Project assigns to tasks by default when you enter a finish date without specifying a time. If you enable this setting, new tasks where the user does not enter an end time will have the end time that you specified. If you disable or do not configure this setting, the user's default setting is used.

Registry

HKCU software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\calendar

More options available

Options

Default end time (Minutes after 12am * 10)
default end time decimal - range 0-14400 - default: 10200

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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: Default end time
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\calendar]
"default end time"=dword:000027d8
More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)

PowerShell

# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Default end time
# 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\ms project\options\calendar'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'default end time' -Value 10200 -Type DWord

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