Trusted Locations

You can add folders to trusted locations from "Office Button" / "Access Options" / "Trust Center" / "Trust Center Settings..." / "Trusted Locations"

The entries will be stored in the registry under:

Access 2007:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Access\Security\Trusted Locations]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Access\Security\Trusted Locations\Location(n)]

Access 2010:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Access\Security\Trusted Locations]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Access\Security\Trusted Locations\Location(n)]

Access 2013:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Access\Security\Trusted Locations]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Access\Security\Trusted Locations\Location(n)]

Access 2016 & Access 2019 & Office 365:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Access\Security\Trusted Locations]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Access\Security\Trusted Locations\Location(n)]

"Path"="C:\PathToDB\"
"AllowSubfolders"=dword:00000001
"Description"="The description"
"Date"="01.01.2007 12:00"

For each trusted folder an entry with following keys will be created in the registry:

Microsoft TechNet:

• Configure trusted locations and trusted publishers settings in the 2007 Office system
• Plan trusted locations and trusted publishers settings for the 2007 Office system
  

Tool (AppPath):

Office 2007:

Download: AddPath.exe (Access 2007) 

Office 2010:   

Download: AddPath2010.exe (Access 2010)   

Download: AddPathExcel2010.exe (Excel 2010)   

Download: AddPathWord2010.exe (Word 2010)    

Office 2013:   

Download: AddPath2013.exe (Access 2013)   

Download: AddPathExcel2013.exe (Excel 2013)   

Download: AddPathWord2013.exe (Word 2013)    

Office 2016 & Office 2019 & Office 365:   

Download: AddPath2016.exe (Access 2016 & Access 2019 & Office 365)   

Download: AddPathExcel2016.exe (Excel 2016 & Excel 2019 & Office 365)   

Download: AddPathWord2016.exe (Word 2016 & Word 2019 & Office 365)   

(by double-click on AppPath.exe the folder with subfolders will be added to the trusted locations list.)

Parameter (AddPath/AddPath2010/AddPath2013):
AddPath.exe / AddPath2010.exe supports following parameters:
/Path: Folder to be added.
/noSubFolder: Only the folder or folder/subfolders will be trusted.
/s: Silent Mode
/LangEN: English Message Boxes
/AllowNetwork:1 : Allow Trusted Locations on my network

 

Example (AddPath):
Parameters:
C:\MyFolder\AddPath.exe /Path C:\MyFolder\SecondFolder\
C:\MyFolder\AddPath.exe /Path C:\MyFolder\SecondFolder\ /noSubFolder
C:\MyFolder\AddPath.exe /noSubFolder
C:\MyFolder\AddPath.exe /Path C:\MyFolder\SecondFolder\ /noSubFolder /s
C:\MyFolder\AddPath.exe /Path C:\MyFolder\SecondFolder\ /noSubFolder /LangEN
C:\MyFolder\AddPath.exe /Path C:\MyFolder\SecondFolder\ /AllowNetwork:1

Example (AddPath2010):
Parameters:
C:\MyFolder\AddPath2010.exe /Path C:\MyFolder\SecondFolder\
C:\MyFolder\AddPath2010.exe /Path C:\MyFolder\SecondFolder\ /noSubFolder
C:\MyFolder\AddPath2010.exe /noSubFolder
C:\MyFolder\AddPath2010.exe /Path C:\MyFolder\SecondFolder\ /noSubFolder /s
C:\MyFolder\AddPath2010.exe /Path C:\MyFolder\SecondFolder\ /noSubFolder /LangEN
C:\MyFolder\AddPath2010.exe /Path C:\MyFolder\SecondFolder\ /AllowNetwork:1

Example (AddPath2013):
Parameters:
C:\MyFolder\AddPath2013.exe /Path C:\MyFolder\SecondFolder\
C:\MyFolder\AddPath2013.exe /Path C:\MyFolder\SecondFolder\ /noSubFolder
C:\MyFolder\AddPath2013.exe /noSubFolder
C:\MyFolder\AddPath2013.exe /Path C:\MyFolder\SecondFolder\ /noSubFolder /s
C:\MyFolder\AddPath2013.exe /Path C:\MyFolder\SecondFolder\ /noSubFolder /LangEN
C:\MyFolder\AddPath2013.exe /Path C:\MyFolder\SecondFolder\ /AllowNetwork:1

 

Example (AddPath2016):
Parameters:
C:\MyFolder\AddPath2016.exe /Path C:\MyFolder\SecondFolder\
C:\MyFolder\AddPath2016.exe /Path C:\MyFolder\SecondFolder\ /noSubFolder
C:\MyFolder\AddPath2016.exe /noSubFolder
C:\MyFolder\AddPath2016.exe /Path C:\MyFolder\SecondFolder\ /noSubFolder /s
C:\MyFolder\AddPath2016.exe /Path C:\MyFolder\SecondFolder\ /noSubFolder /LangEN
C:\MyFolder\AddPath2016.exe /Path C:\MyFolder\SecondFolder\ /AllowNetwork:1