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Disable Office Macros (Config) 0.0.1
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Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall
To install Disable Office Macros (Config), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
To upgrade Disable Office Macros (Config), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
To uninstall Disable Office Macros (Config), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
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1. Enter Your Internal Repository Url
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Download - Follow manual internalization instructions
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Package Internalizer (C4B)
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Run: (additional options)
choco download disableofficemacros-winconfig --internalize --source=https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/
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For package and dependencies run:
choco push --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'"
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choco upgrade disableofficemacros-winconfig -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" [other options]
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Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.
If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:
choco upgrade disableofficemacros-winconfig -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'"
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
Exit 0
}
Exit $exitCode
- name: Install disableofficemacros-winconfig
win_chocolatey:
name: disableofficemacros-winconfig
version: '0.0.1'
source: INTERNAL REPO URL
state: present
See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.
chocolatey_package 'disableofficemacros-winconfig' do
action :install
source 'INTERNAL REPO URL'
version '0.0.1'
end
See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.
cChocoPackageInstaller disableofficemacros-winconfig
{
Name = "disableofficemacros-winconfig"
Version = "0.0.1"
Source = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
}
Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.
package { 'disableofficemacros-winconfig':
ensure => '0.0.1',
provider => 'chocolatey',
source => 'INTERNAL REPO URL',
}
Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.
4. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation
See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.
This package was approved by moderator Pauby on 12 Jul 2018.
WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?
This package is for those who want to make their Microsoft Office installation more secure by disabling macros. Macros are a common method used by ransomware viruses. If you don't have a need for them, you should disable them! This package is designed for "normal" users as well as sysadmins who have to constantly configure computers and make sure they are all the same. Sure, sysadmins could use GPO to do this, but not all computers are in a domain. Good thing you have access to Chocolatey! I put Chocolatey on just about every box I touch... so I made this Chocolatey package for super simple disabling of Office macros, well, really so I can add it to my setup scripts. This is part of a series of "-winconfig" packages for configuration automation. Others include desktopicons-winconfig, explorer-winconfig, homepages-winconfig, and taskbar-winconfig
FEATURES:
This package disables VBA macros in Office 2013 and 2016 using Group Policy registry settings. After installing this package users will NOT be able to change their Macro Settings in the Trust Center.
- Disables VBA macros for Access
- Disables VBA macros for Excel
- Disables VBA macros for Outlook
- Disables VBA macros for PowerPoint
- Disables VBA macros for Project
- Disables VBA macros for Publisher
- Disables VBA macros for Word
There is no upgrade path for this package. disableofficemacros-winconfig is a "one and done" package. Settings changes only effect the currently logged in user. Settings will be removed upon uninstall. It is recommended to reinstall again with -force under different user accounts.
If you find disableofficemacros-winconfig useful, please consider donating: https://www.paypal.me/bcurran3donations
$packageName = 'disableofficemacros-winconfig'
# Office 2013
if (Test-Path -Path "HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0")
{
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Access\Security" -Name "VBAWarnings" -ea SilentlyContinue
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Excel\Security" -Name "VBAWarnings" -ea SilentlyContinue
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Security" -Name "level" -ea SilentlyContinue
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0\PowerPoint\Security" -Name "VBAWarnings" -ea SilentlyContinue
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0\MS Project\Security" -Name "VBAWarnings" -ea SilentlyContinue
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Publisher\Security" -Name "VBAWarnings" -ea SilentlyContinue
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Word\Security" -Name "VBAWarnings" -ea SilentlyContinue
Write-Host "** Removing Office 2013 macro security settings. **" -foreground magenta
}
# Office 2016
if (Test-Path -Path "HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\16.0")
{
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Access\Security" -Name "VBAWarnings" -ea SilentlyContinue
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Excel\Security" -Name "VBAWarnings" -ea SilentlyContinue
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Security" -Name "level" -ea SilentlyContinue
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\16.0\PowerPoint\Security" -Name "VBAWarnings" -ea SilentlyContinue
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\16.0\MS Project\Security" -Name "VBAWarnings" -ea SilentlyContinue
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Publisher\Security" -Name "VBAWarnings" -ea SilentlyContinue
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Word\Security" -Name "VBAWarnings" -ea SilentlyContinue
Write-Host "** Removing Office 2016 macro security settings. **" -foreground magenta
}
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