Policy
Prevent showing New screen on launch
This policy setting allows you to prevent the New screen to be shown on launch of Visio. If you enable this policy setting, the New screen will not be shown on launch. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the New screen, including a catalog of templates, is shown when you open Visio.
PackMicrosoft Office
CategoryMicrosoft Visio 2016 / Visio Options / Advanced / Display
Policy ID
95e0c7e2b41fInternal name
L_PreventShowingNewScreenOnLaunchRegistry
Copy registry mappings
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\application\showtemplatepanebydefault (enabled) = 0
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\application\showtemplatepanebydefault (disabled) = 1Policy notes
This policy setting allows you to prevent the New screen to be shown on launch of Visio. If you enable this policy setting, the New screen will not be shown on launch. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the New screen, including a catalog of templates, is shown when you open Visio.