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I need to set a startup-folder for my macros for Microsoft Word 2016.

I thought that adding a "AltStartup" registry key would work - because it works in excel but it does not seem to work with Word.

The startup-folder should be C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Startup and it should be a trusted folder so that my users don't receive warnings because macros are loaded.

How can I set a registry key so that Office will load my macros on Startup from my directory?

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Ok I seem to have it figured out now. You can add a new trusted location via registry by creating a new Registry Key like this:
HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Word\Security\Trusted Locations\Location99. This is the key that has to be created.

Then it is needed to add a string Description with the value of the Location folder. In this case "99".

After that I have created an extensed String (REG_EXPAND_SZ) with the name Path and the directory I wish to add (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Startup in my case).

So in summary:

  1. Create the Location-Key
  2. Add a Description String
  3. Add the Path String

Following article has helped me: Plan and configure Trusted Locations settings for Office 2013. I wish I had found it earlier

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