Policy

Configure Outlook Express

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassUser
CategoryWindows Components > Internet Explorer
Supported onOnly Internet Explorer 6.0

Allows Administrators to enable and disable the ability for Outlook Express users to save or open attachments that can potentially contain a virus. If you check the block attachments setting, users will be unable to open or save attachments that could potentially contain a virus. Users will not be able to disable the blocking of attachments in options. If the block attachments setting is not checked, the user can specify to enable or disable the blocking of attachments in options.

Internal name
OESettings
Policy ID
70532eaf2159
Elements
1

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

ElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behavior
Block attachments that could contain a virus
ID OEVirus
boolean
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\BlockExeAttachments
Type REG_DWORD
Options: true (1), false (0)
True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0

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