Policy

Make Outlook the default program for E-mail, Contacts, and Calendar

Microsoft Office 5532.1000

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassUser
CategoryMicrosoft Outlook 2016 > Outlook Options > Other
Supported onWindows7

This policy setting controls whether Outlook is the default program for e-mail, contacts, and calendar services. If you enable this policy setting, the "Make Outlook the default program for E-mail, Contacts, and Calendar" check box on the General tab of the Office Center is selected and users cannot change it. If you disable this policy setting, users cannot make Outlook the default program for these services. If you do not configure this policy setting, Outlook is made the default program for e-mail, contacts, and calendar services when it is installed, although users can designate other programs as the default programs for these services.

Internal name
L_MakeOutlookthedefaultprogramforEmailContactsandCalendar
Policy ID
e82cadc67275
Elements
0

Registry values

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Registry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled value
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\general\check default clientREG_DWORD
1
0

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