Windows 10: Group Policy Office 2016

I am currently seeking advice to block the use of hyperlinks within Office 2016 applications through group policy.For example:Block all hyper links in all office applications except outlook.I was Testing basic cyber hygiene for DDE through Excel 2016 through Insert > Text > Object > Create from File > Browse > "Path to vbs file or exe"Group Policy Blocks this However if you insert this same path as a hyperlink It will execute.What would be the best practice to block hyperlinks within Word and Excel but not all Office applications.

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Office 2016 programs are not grouped under Microsoft Office 2016

I had 2013 and Microsoft Office 2016 was the only entry listed and when you clicked on it you got a

drop down menu that listed all the components of Office. 2016 did not do it that way when I installed it

but listed each component individually.

Is there any way to group them under one entry?

Tom

 

GROUP POLICIES IN WINDOWS 10

You can change Group Policies by opening Group Policy Editor first. You can open it by following these steps:

• Log in an administrator account. If you are already logged in as an administrator, proceed to step 2.
  
• Press Windows + R to open Run.
• Type gpedit.msc and press Enter.
  

After opening Group Policy Editor, you can now make the necessary changes that you want.

Should you have more concerns, feel free to post.

Regards.

 

Office 2016 programs are not grouped under Microsoft Office 2016

Hi,

To address your concern, you can compress the view of your Microsoft Office programs inside a single folder in the Start Menu. To do this, follow the steps below:

• Go to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs.
• Right-click on a blank space, click New > Folder.
• Rename the New Folder as Microsoft Office 2016 (or any name that you want).
• Highlight all the Microsoft Office 2016 programs.
• On your keyboard, press Ctrl + X (make sure that all programs are highlighted).
• Double-click Microsoft Office 2016 folder (the folder that you've created).
• On your keyboard, press Ctrl + V.
• Wait until all the programs are moved to the new folder.
• Check the Start Menu if the settings are saved.

Let us know the outcome after you perform steps above for us to assist you further.