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How to Suppress the Your Privacy Matters Popup in Office 2024
Question details
Users need a method to prevent the 'Your Privacy Matters' notification from appearing after deploying Office 2024.
- Product
- Microsoft Office 2024
- Device & OS
- not provided
- Scenario
- Administrators are deploying Office 2024 using the Office Customization Tool (OCT) and want to ensure a silent, interruption-free first launch for end users.
- Observed behavior
- The 'Your Privacy Matters' notification pops up on initial launch, and there is no visible setting within the Office Customization Tool to automatically suppress it.
Ensure you have access to the deployed Office 2024 applications on an endpoint machine to manually configure the Trust Center settings.
Disable Optional Connected Experiences in the Trust Center
Since an official Office Customization Tool setting for this popup is currently undocumented, manually disabling connected experiences serves as an effective workaround.
Microsoft periodically updates how privacy notices are handled. Until an administrative template or deployment setting is officially documented for Office 2024, altering the Trust Center's privacy configuration is the most reliable approach.
Launch an Office 2024 application like Word or Excel, navigate to the top ribbon, click on 'File', and select 'Options' located at the bottom of the left sidebar.
In the Options dialog box, select 'Trust Center' from the left-hand menu, then click the 'Trust Center Settings...' button on the right side.
In the Trust Center window, select 'Privacy Options' from the left pane and then click on the 'Privacy Settings...' button.
Scroll down through the privacy settings to locate 'Optional connected experiences'. Uncheck the box to disable them, then click 'OK' to apply your changes and restart the Office application.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why does the 'Your Privacy Matters' popup appear in Office 2024?
Microsoft introduced this popup to inform users about data collection and cloud-connected services. In Office 2024, it currently appears by default on the first launch as part of updated privacy policy compliance.
Can I suppress the privacy popup using the Office Customization Tool (OCT)?
Currently, Microsoft does not provide an officially documented or visible setting within the Office Customization Tool to completely suppress the 'Your Privacy Matters' popup for Office 2024 deployments.
Does disabling connected experiences affect my Office features?
Yes. Disabling optional connected experiences in the Trust Center will turn off certain cloud-based features, such as 3D models, online templates, and specific collaborative tools that rely on Microsoft's cloud services.
Are there registry keys to disable the privacy prompt?
While older versions of Office allowed suppressing privacy prompts via Group Policy or Registry keys (such as adjusting the 'HidePrivacyMessage' value), these methods may not be fully effective in Office 2024 until Microsoft releases updated administrative templates.
