Hello,

Opening MS Word with /n switch, Example "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Winword.exe" /n, Word 2010 will start a new instance of Word with no document open. Can this be done via GPO as we are looking into configuring this for hundreds of users. Thanks.

Hi,

I don't know a direct way to realize this via GPO, but a workaround may be helpful.

Since the path for all users should be the same(C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Winword.exe), we can make one shortcut, then modify its Properties -> Add /n to the target behind the full path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Winword.exe. It will be like "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Winword.exe" /n in the shortcut properties, save it to a shared folder, then create a startup script which pulls this shortcut from the shared folder to the user's local desktop.

Since I'm not a script expert, you may need to contact other resource for further assistance.

Regards,

Melon Chen
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