Do not allow signatures for e-mail messages
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Key metadata and intent for this policy.

User
Category
Microsoft Outlook 2016 > Outlook Options > Mail Format
Supported on
Windows7

This policy setting allows you to prevent Outlook users from adding signatures to e-mails they create, reply to, or forward. If you enable this policy setting, Outlook users cannot manually add signatures to e-mails they create, reply to, or forward, nor will they be able to configure automatic signatures. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Outlook 2016 users can add signatures to e-mail messages either manually or automatically.

Internal name
L_DisableSignatures
Policy ID
46c7484ccbd1
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

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

Policy elements

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