Volume preference

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

Registry

HKCU software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options

Options

volumepref enum
  • Use Drive letter or UNC as entered -> 0
  • Convert Drive letter to UNC -> 2
  • Convert UNC to Drive letter -> 1

Description

This policy setting allows you to configure Microsoft Word to retain file path information when you work with files on a network server, either as a mapped drive (Z:\Folder_Name\File_Name) or as Universal Naming Convention (UNC) (\\Share_Name\File_Name). If you enable this policy setting, you may select one of these options: - Use Drive letter or UNC as entered - Convert Drive letter to UNC - Convert UNC to Drive letter If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the default option is "Use Drive letter or UNC as entered."