Restart information
You may have to restart the computer after you install this update.
Prerequisite
To apply this update, you must have Microsoft Office 2016 installed.
Registry information
Important
Follow the steps in this section carefully. Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Before you modify it, back up the registry for restoration in case problems occur.
If it takes a longer time for an add-in to display a custom task pane in a document in Word 2016, follow these steps to disable transition animations of custom task pane window:
- Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK.
- Locate and then select the following registry subkey:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\Toolbars\
- On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
- Type DisableWindowTransitionsOnAddinTaskPanes, and then press Enter.
- In the Details pane, right-click DisableWindowTransitionsOnAddinTaskPanes, and then click Modify.
- In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
- Exit Registry Editor.