Block Global Address List synchronization
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User
Category
Microsoft Outlook 2016 > Outlook Social Connector
Supported on
Windows7

This policy setting allows you to block the synchronization of contacts between Outlook and the Global Address List (GAL). If you enable this policy setting, GAL contact synchronization is blocked. If you disable or you do not configure this policy setting, GAL contact synchronization is allowed.

Internal name
L_BlockGlobalAddressListSynchronization
Policy ID
0a6d846b0794
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
User
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\outlook\socialconnector
Value name
disablecontactgalsync
REG_DWORD
HKCU
1
HKCU
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · User
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\outlook\socialconnector
Value name
disablecontactgalsync
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

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