User Configuration/Policies/Administrative Templates

- Using Office 2013 group policy template to define Trusted Locations and Template Locations doesn't work

Microsoft Word 2013/Word Options/Security/Trust Center/Trusted Locations

- Allow Trusted Locations on the network:  Enabled 

- Trusted Location #1:  Enabled 

Path:  //server/sharedfoldername   [Edit:  Path: \\server\sharedfoldername]

Date: June 10, 2013

Description: Trusted Location

Allow sub folders: Enabled

The policy appears to apply to the client correctly by adding the following registry key and values:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\office\15.0\word\security\trusted locations\location1

                allowsubfolders: 1

                date: June 10, 2013

                Description: Trusted Location

                Path:  //server/sharedfoldername  [Edit: Path:  \\server\sharedfoldername]

However, when you open Word Options/Trust Centre/Trust Centre Settings/Trusted Locations

There are no trusted locations listed under Policy Locations

I have tried setting similar settings for setting the Shared Templates folder location and just like the trusted locations policy, the registry keys are created properly in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies however word doesnt seem to recognize these either.

This used to work flawlessly using the administrative templates for Word 2007 and 2010. Has anyone been able to get these policies to apply successfully, or know why office doesnt recognize these settings from the Policies registry Key?

• Edited by Kretschmer Tuesday, April 29, 2014 6:08 PM The Trusted Locations Paths were not correctly typed in original post

I am having the same problem.  But I do have the path correct.  The registry settings show up as being correct, but the settings are not showing up in Excel or Word.  Any suggestions?

Thanks,

• Edited by Sadoff99 Tuesday, July 16, 2013 4:49 PM mistake

Most likely you are using a OEM version of Office, which as I just found out, does not support GPO. You will need a Volume or individual retail license for this to work.

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc179176.aspx

I'm not sure why this changed in Office 2013, other than a way for Microsoft to extort money/ punish it's loyal customers.

Do a Bing search for "GPO not applying to OEM Office 2013" for further discussion.