Policy
Deactivate Outlook web add-ins whose equivalent COM or VSTO add-in is installed
Microsoft Office
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting allows you to deactivate Outlook web add-ins if the associated COM or VSTO add-in is installed. If you enable this policy setting, users will not be able to use Outlook web add-ins where the corresponding COM or VSTO add-in is installed and you have provided the following information for each add-in. "Value name": Specify the Id of the Outlook web add-in, as noted in its manifest. Note: Do not add {} around the Id. "Value": Specify the programmatic ID (ProgID) for the Outlook COM or VSTO add-in. If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, users will continue to be able to use any versions of the add-in that are installed. For more information about when to use this setting, see https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=2156690
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\addins\equivalentcomaddin Value name policyon | REG_DWORD | HKCU 1 | HKCU — |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Outlook web add-ins to deactivate ID L_EquivalentCOMAddin2 | list | None | List: explicit value | — |