Skip Opening Local Files with Long Paths
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
Registry
HKCU
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word Value name: skipopenduetolonglocalpath
Enabled: skipopenduetolonglocalpath = 1
Disabled: skipopenduetolonglocalpath = 0
Description
This policy controls whether Word should skip opening local files with very long paths. If you enable this policy, Word will not open local files that have very long paths. Only enable if local files with long paths are causing issues in your environment. If you disable or do not configure this policy, Word will open local files with long paths.