[HOW-TO/DISCUSSION] Microsoft Office Visual Refresh

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  1. ali1990

    ali1990 MDL Novice

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    Hey,
    i installed ProPlus 2021 Volume LTSC x64 using the Office 2013-2021 C2R Install.
    the file Visual Refresh [Retail] LTSC Edition With Block KEYS.zip works for me very well. I have the new UI in my Admin-account. But it is not possible to start Word etc. with the new UI in my other normals useraccounts.

    Is there any possibility?
     
  2. Dark Dinosaur

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    #342 Dark Dinosaur, Jan 23, 2023
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    It's per user. .
    Registry entries
     
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  3. armbold

    armbold MDL Novice

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    Can anyone tell me if you got this visual refresh working on Onenote?
    I got it working on all other apps (like Word), and tried so many things, including unistalling, cleaning, using sfc scannow.. you name it.
    I am running on latest Windows 10 LTSC.
    Thanks for any help.
     
  4. Dark Dinosaur

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    #344 Dark Dinosaur, May 23, 2023
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    I think it contains onenote registry key too. I give it a check

    armbold
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  5. Dolmatov

    Dolmatov MDL Addicted

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    A tweak from OP?
     
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  6. Dark Dinosaur

    Dark Dinosaur X Æ A-12

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    #346 Dark Dinosaur, May 23, 2023
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    Does one note even have a menu. . Bar ?

    Edit.
    armbold
    it has and it works.

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  7. armbold

    armbold MDL Novice

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    I followed the instructions -- Office 365 With Mondo Volume License
    But I eventually tried all the 3 attachments.
    I also verified that the refresh registry keys for Onenote are in place.
     
  8. Dark Dinosaur

    Dark Dinosaur X Æ A-12

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    What does it look like? like this ? or not?

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  9. armbold

    armbold MDL Novice

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    No, it's like the classic old Onenote 2016.
     
  10. Dark Dinosaur

    Dark Dinosaur X Æ A-12

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    what version you have installed now?
     
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  11. Dolmatov

    Dolmatov MDL Addicted

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    Rename the user settings key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office when programs are closed.
    Add tweaks from the first post. Add similar registry entries as already done with the finished file.
    Code:
    Microsoft.Office.UXPlatform.EnableComingSoonRefreshFlights
    Microsoft.Office.UXPlatform.ComingSoonBadgeEnabled
    Microsoft.Office.UXPlatform.ShowComingSoonTeachingCallout
    Microsoft.Office.UXPlatform.ShowComingSoonUI
    Microsoft.Office.UXPlatform.ShowComingSoon
    Microsoft.Office.UXPlatform.TurnOnFeaturesBehindComingSoonByDefault
    Launch OneNote. Try restarting a couple of times.
    If it does not help, then press the ComingSoon button and turn off the option, restart, turn it on, restart a couple of times.
     
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  12. armbold

    armbold MDL Novice

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    Thank you very much, I got it working!
    I just renamed the registry key as you suggested, and then run Visual Refresh UI [New].reg.
    Launched Onenote and it shows the new fresh interface.

    Do I need to add back all other registry sub-keys from the old \Office key?
    I mean:
    - ClickToRun
    - Common
    - DmsClient
    ...
     
  13. Dolmatov

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    See what settings you need to restore. Are they synced from the account. Usually, it is enough to check the changed settings in the programs themselves and log in to your account.
     
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  14. bfc_xxx

    bfc_xxx MDL Junior Member

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    On latest update 2308 16731.20000 the simplified toolbar is removed and I cannot enable it again. Any ideas?
     
  15. Dolmatov

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    You need a test license of Mondo 2016 and a test deployment channel for developers. In theory, it makes sense to test with 365 subscription and other deployment channels.

    Through the program menu or through the registry, enable the EnableSingleLineRibbon option.
    Code:
    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
    
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\Toolbars\Word]
    "EnableSingleLineRibbon"=dword:00000001
    I recommend combining it with flags for QAT (QuickAccessToolbar), which allow you to enable similar behavior for Toolbar with automatic generation of main menu buttons. This allows you to get an analogue of SingleLineRibbon in the QAT panel for programs where SingleLineRibbon is not enabled.

    Look through notepad at the list of flags that I currently use. File attached.
    This is a redundant list but does not include all options. Look for other flags in the topic (published files) or yourself in the programs. My personal list was damaged, and finding flags in Microsoft Office is somewhat complicated, so I don’t update the data.

    QAT (toolbar)
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    Ribbon + QAT
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    Ribbon (always show) + QAT
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    Adaptive behavior of QAT from working with content.
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    Note: This is under development, may be unavailable/removed/revised, or have various bugs.
     

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  16. Dolmatov

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    New registry setting that may be useful.
    16.0.17730.20000 (version 2407).
    Microsoft.Office.UXPlatform.FluentSV.ForceEnableForPerpetualAndWin11
     

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  17. pm67310

    pm67310 MDL Guru

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    The information comes from which file ?

    From this ?

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Common]
    "DevInstall"=dword:00000001
     
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  18. Dolmatov

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    DevInstall = 0. Many logging (telemetry) flags are enabled. Also experimented with other potential option names that may have no effect: EnableOfficeBetaHeader, ExperimentDogfood, MsftInternal.
     
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  19. Dolmatov

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    Button to switch the style of the workbook (table) to black when this Excel design is set.
     
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