Prevent co-authoring on files with macros for Word
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
Registry
HKCU
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\coauthoring Value name: disablecoauthondocmfiles
Enabled: disablecoauthondocmfiles = 1
Disabled: disablecoauthondocmfiles = 0
Description
This policy controls whether users will be able to co-author Word documents with macros. Enabling this policy setting will turn off the ability to co-author Word documents with macros. If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, the user will be able to co-author Word documents with macros. Note: This policy setting only applies to subscription versions of Office, such as Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise.