Search results

UserNeeds changes for IntuneL_Searchresults

Supported on SUPPORTED_Windows7 (defined in the Windows templates)

5568.1000

What it does

Specifies whether results are returned in alphabetical order by shape name or by stencil name (group). Click By Group to help distinguish between shapes that have the same name but appear on different stencils. Selecting this option is also useful if you want to locate the stencil containing the shape.

What it writes

Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Registry key: software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\application

Why it needs changes for Intune

Policy references a Windows supportedOn definition.
ADMX-INTUNE-WINDOWS-SUPPORTEDON-REFERENCE

Options

Option	Type	Registry value	Allowed values
Search resultsDefault: Alphabetically	Drop-down list	`msoridcuvisiobfsgroup`	Alphabetically`0` By Group`1`

Configure and deploy

Choose a state and the option values; the output below is generated from the template for exactly that.

Enabled · User · template defaults

Registry file (.reg)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\application]
"msoridcuvisiobfsgroup"="0"

PowerShell

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

function Set-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $PropertyType,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Value
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        New-Item -Path $Path -Force | Out-Null
    }

    New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -PropertyType $PropertyType -Value $Value -Force | Out-Null
}

function Remove-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

function Clear-RegistryKeyValues {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return
    }

    foreach ($propertyName in (Get-Item -LiteralPath $Path).Property) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $propertyName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

# Policy: Search results
# Name: L_Searchresults
# Scope: User
# State: Enabled
# Source: visio16.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\application' -Name 'msoridcuvisiobfsgroup' -PropertyType 'String' -Value '0'

The OMA-URI is an inferred ADMX-backed Policy CSP candidate derived from the source ADMX file name and policy name.
Some Microsoft policies use built-in Policy CSP pages whose area names don't match the ADMX file name, so verify the candidate against Microsoft Learn before deployment.

ADMX profile candidate (OMA-URI)

./User/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_visio16/L_Searchresults

ADMX SyncML candidate

<SyncML xmlns="SYNCML:SYNCML1.2">
  <SyncBody>
    <Replace>
      <CmdID>1</CmdID>
      <Item>
        <Meta>
          <Format>chr</Format>
          <Type>text/plain</Type>
        </Meta>
        <Target>
          <LocURI>./User/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_visio16/L_Searchresults</LocURI>
        </Target>
        <Data>&lt;enabled/&gt;
&lt;data id="L_searchresults11" value="0"/&gt;</Data>
      </Item>
    </Replace>
    <Final/>
  </SyncBody>
</SyncML>

Intune remediation scripts

Detection

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$reasons = [System.Collections.Generic.List[string]]::new()

function Test-RegistryValueExists {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return $false
    }

    return $null -ne (Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
}

function Test-RegistryValueEquals {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Kind,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Expected
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return $false
    }

    $valueObject = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    if ($null -eq $valueObject) {
        return $false
    }

    $actual = $valueObject.$Name
    switch ($Kind) {
        'String' { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
        'ExpandString' { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
        'DWord' { return [uint32]$actual -eq [uint32]$Expected }
        'QWord' { return [uint64]$actual -eq [uint64]$Expected }
        'MultiString' {
            $actualArray = @($actual)
            $expectedArray = @($Expected)
            if ($actualArray.Count -ne $expectedArray.Count) { return $false }
            for ($index = 0; $index -lt $actualArray.Count; $index++) {
                if ([string]$actualArray[$index] -cne [string]$expectedArray[$index]) { return $false }
            }
            return $true
        }
        'Binary' {
            $actualArray = [byte[]]$actual
            $expectedArray = [byte[]]$Expected
            if ($actualArray.Length -ne $expectedArray.Length) { return $false }
            for ($index = 0; $index -lt $actualArray.Length; $index++) {
                if ($actualArray[$index] -ne $expectedArray[$index]) { return $false }
            }
            return $true
        }
        default { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
    }
}

# Policy: Search results
# Name: L_Searchresults
# Scope: User
# State: Enabled
# Source: visio16.admx

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\application' -Name 'msoridcuvisiobfsgroup' -Kind 'String' -Expected '0'
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\application\msoridcuvisiobfsgroup') | Out-Null
}

if ($reasons.Count -eq 0) {
    Write-Output 'Compliant'
    exit 0
}

$reasons | ForEach-Object { Write-Output $_ }
exit 1

Remediation

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

function Set-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $PropertyType,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Value
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        New-Item -Path $Path -Force | Out-Null
    }

    New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -PropertyType $PropertyType -Value $Value -Force | Out-Null
}

function Remove-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

function Clear-RegistryKeyValues {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return
    }

    foreach ($propertyName in (Get-Item -LiteralPath $Path).Property) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $propertyName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

# Policy: Search results
# Name: L_Searchresults
# Scope: User
# State: Enabled
# Source: visio16.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\application' -Name 'msoridcuvisiobfsgroup' -PropertyType 'String' -Value '0'

History 1 retained release

5568.100010 Aug 2026
- Already present in the first release ChangeIntel keeps.

Template

Internal name: L_Searchresults
Namespace: visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows
Template file: visio16.admx
Release: Microsoft 365 Apps 5568.1000 · file set 8be05d876aae137d…

Definition, editor controls and support

Definition

<policy class="User" displayName="$(string.L_Searchresults)" explainText="$(string.L_Specifieswhetherresultsarereturnedinaphabeticalo)" key="software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\application" name="L_Searchresults" presentation="$(presentation.L_Searchresults)" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_ShapeSearch" />
      <supportedOn ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:SUPPORTED_Windows7" />
      <elements>
        <enum id="L_searchresults11" valueName="msoridcuvisiobfsgroup">
          <item displayName="$(string.L_Alphabetically)">
            <value>
              <string>0</string>
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.L_ByGroup)">
            <value>
              <string>1</string>
            </value>
          </item>
        </enum>
      </elements>
    </policy>

Editor controls

<presentation id="L_Searchresults" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <dropdownList defaultItem="0" noSort="true" refId="L_searchresults11">Search results</dropdownList>
      </presentation>

Supported platforms and category

visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_Advanced
<category displayName="$(string.L_Advanced)" name="L_Advanced" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_VisioOptions" />
    </category>
visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_MicrosoftVisio
<category displayName="$(string.L_MicrosoftVisio)" name="L_MicrosoftVisio" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_ShapeSearch
<category displayName="$(string.L_ShapeSearch)" name="L_ShapeSearch" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_Advanced" />
    </category>
visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_VisioOptions
<category displayName="$(string.L_VisioOptions)" name="L_VisioOptions" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_MicrosoftVisio" />
    </category>
visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:unresolved:Microsoft.Policies.Windows:SUPPORTED_Windows7
<unresolved reference="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:SUPPORTED_Windows7" />
visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_Advanced
<category displayName="$(string.L_Advanced)" name="L_Advanced" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_VisioOptions" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_Advanced">Advanced</string></strings>
visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_MicrosoftVisio
<category displayName="$(string.L_MicrosoftVisio)" name="L_MicrosoftVisio" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_MicrosoftVisio">Microsoft Visio 2016</string></strings>
visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_ShapeSearch
<category displayName="$(string.L_ShapeSearch)" name="L_ShapeSearch" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_Advanced" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_ShapeSearch">Shape Search</string></strings>
visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_VisioOptions
<category displayName="$(string.L_VisioOptions)" name="L_VisioOptions" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_MicrosoftVisio" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_VisioOptions">Visio Options</string></strings>