Policy
Prevent users from making changes to Outlook profiles
Microsoft Office
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
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.
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\setup Value name modifyaccounts | REG_DWORD | HKCU 1 | HKCU 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.