Office 365 Crashes If "Block signing into Office" Policy is Enabled

Office 365 Crashes If "Block signing into Office" Policy is Enabled

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Article ID: CTX220869

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Description

Office apps (Word) may crash if the following policy is enabled:

User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Microsoft Office 2013 > Miscellaneous.

"Block signing into Office"

Environment

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Resolution

Remove policy "Block signing into Office".

Issue/Introduction

Office 365 may crash when policy "Block signing into Office" is enabled

Additional Information

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/office/en-US/da0e4f9e-4446-400d-8037-d5ca21fac873/block-signing-into-office-gpo-causes-all-office-apps-to-crash-on-launch?forum=Office2016ITPro
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/office-2013-block-signing-into-office-to-hide/f4ad8610-1c7f-4327-a75e-6f8a8f9d84f8