Policy
Sort folders alphabetically
Microsoft Office 5532.1000
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting controls whether users can rearrange their folders in Outlook. If you enable this policy setting, users cannot rearrange their folders. The folders are displayed alphabetically. If you disable this policy setting, users can rearrange their folders, but are not able to turn automatic alphabetical sorting back on from the Ribbon. If you do not configure this policy setting, users can rearrange their folders, and turn automatic alphabetical sorting back on from the Ribbon.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\preferences\sortfoldersalphabetically | REG_DWORD | 1 | 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.
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