Prevent installation prompts when Windows Desktop Search component is not present
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User
Category
Microsoft Outlook 2016 > Outlook Options > Preferences > Search Options
Supported on
Windows7

This policy setting allows you to prevent a dialog box from being shown when the Windows Desktop Search 4.0 or above system component is not present on the user's computer and removes the other links provided in Outlook to allow users to download the component. The new search functionality in Outlook requires Windows Desktop Search 4.0 or above. If you enable this policy setting, the dialog box is not shown. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the dialog box is shown when this system component is not present. Users are prompted with a dialog box when Outlook starts that explains how to download the system component to install on their computers. In addition, other links are provided by default in Outlook to allow users to download the system component. Note: If the required Windows system component is not available, the buttons in the Outlook Search ribbon tab will be disabled regardless of how this policy setting is configured.

Internal name
L_Disableinstallationprompts
Policy ID
b54723eca8c0
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\search
Value name
disabledownloadsearchprompt
REG_DWORD
HKCU
1
HKCU
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · User
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\search
Value name
disabledownloadsearchprompt
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

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