Turn off Live Preview in the Shapes window

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

Registry

HKCU software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\application

Value name: livepreviewmasters

Enabled: livepreviewmasters = 0

Disabled: livepreviewmasters = 1

Description

This policy setting turns off the Live Preview in the Shapes window feature, which shows shapes in the Shapes window with the detail and color depth they will have in a drawing, including theme colors and effects. If you enable this policy setting, Live Preview in the Shapes Window is turned off. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Live Preview in the Shapes Window is turned on.