Turn off smart delete behavior of connectors when deleting shapes

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

Registry

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

Value name: deleteconnectorsenabled

Enabled: deleteconnectorsenabled = 0

Disabled: deleteconnectorsenabled = 1

Description

This policy setting turns off smart delete behavior of connectors when deleting shapes. If you enable this policy setting, connectors are not deleted when shapes are deleted. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, connectors are deleted when shapes are deleted.