Prevent users from running Microsoft Lync
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Category
Skype for Business 2016 > Microsoft Lync Feature Policies
Supported on
Windows7

Prevents users from running Microsoft Lync. If you enable this policy setting, users cannot run Microsoft Lync. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can run Microsoft Lync. Note: You can configure this policy setting under both Computer Configuration and User Configuration, but the policy setting under Computer Configuration takes precedence.

Internal name
L_PolicyPreventRun
Computer
L_PolicyPreventRun_1
User
Policy ID
3118a7fc94ca
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\lync
Value name
preventrun
REG_DWORD
HKLM
1
HKCU
1
HKLM
0
HKCU
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · Both
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\lync
Value name
preventrun
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

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