Prevent users from making changes to Outlook profiles
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User
Category
Microsoft Outlook 2016 > Miscellaneous
Supported on
Windows7

This policy setting allows you to prevent users from accessing profile or account configuration tools through either Account Settings or through the Mail Control Panel Applet. If you enable this policy setting, users will see the error, "This feature has been disabled by your system administrator" if they select the Account Settings button under Account Information found by clicking on the File tab. Users will also be unable to access profile configuration the Mail Control Panel Applet. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users will be able to access Account Settings and the Mail Control Panel Applet normally.

Internal name
L_PreventusersfrommakingchangestoOutlookprofiles
Policy ID
6f873dc4dc1b
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
User
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\setup
Value name
modifyaccounts
REG_DWORD
HKCU
1
HKCU
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · User
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\setup
Value name
modifyaccounts
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

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