Manage new outlook registry keys

Question

Hi team, hope you're doing well,

If i not have the registry keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\PeoplePane

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\PeopleSuggestions

can be created through a GPO policy?

And you can share the options to set this keys?

The context: i need disabled the suggested people (similar like autocomplete in classic outlook)

Answer 1

Here are some of the registry keys that can be configured for the New Outlook:

1. People Pane: Path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\PeoplePane Purpose: Manage settings related to the People Pane feature. Enable People Pane: Value Name: Enabled Type: DWORD Value: 1 (to enable), 0 (to disable) People Pane View: Value Name: View Type: DWORD Value: 0 (Off), 1 (Normal), 2 (Minimized)
2. People Suggestions: Path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\PeopleSuggestions Purpose: Control the suggested people feature, similar to autocomplete in classic Outlook Enable People Suggestions: Value Name: EnablePeopleSuggestions Type: DWORD Value: 1 (to enable), 0 (to disable) Max Suggestions: Value Name: MaxSuggestions Type: DWORD Value: Number of suggestions to display (e.g., 5 for five suggestions)
3. Admin-Controlled Migration: Path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\options\general\donewoutlookautomigration Purpose: Manage the migration to the new Outlook Enable Migration: Value Name: donewoutlookautomigration Type: DWORD Value: 1 (to enable migration), 0 (to disable migration)
4. Try the New Outlook Toggle: Path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Options\General\TryNewOutlookToggle Purpose: Show or hide the "Try the new Outlook" toggle in classic Outlook Show Toggle: Value Name: TryNewOutlookToggle Type: DWORD Value: 1 (to show the toggle) Hide Toggle: Value Name: TryNewOutlookToggle Type: DWORD Value: 0 (to hide the toggle)

NOTE: All information obtained from Microsoft Copilot.

Answer 2

Hi @Anonymous

Thanks for your reply!

As @ChristyZhang-MSFT says, the new version of Outlook doesn't use the registry to store settings. The registry is for classic Outlook. For more details, you could refer to:

Manage suggested recipients in the To, Cc, and Bcc fields in Outlook - Microsoft Support.

Please understand that New Outlook is not yet fully designed, if you have any suggestions you can feedback through the feedback link below.

https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/0f1df87c-d95e-ef11-a4e7-6045bdb238dc

Hopefully, Microsoft will take notice of this in the future. Thank you for your understanding and support!

Answer 3

Hi @Emiliano Montes ,

Welcome to our forum!

If i not have the registry keys: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\PeoplePane HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\PeopleSuggestions can be created through a GPO policy?

Please kindly understand that the Outlook tag here we mainly focus on general issues about Outlook desktop client and known little about the GPO you mentioned.

The context: i need disabled the suggested people (similar like autocomplete in classic outlook)

Based on my test and research, i didn't find any method to disable suggested people in New Outlook for Windows.

Please kindly understand that many functions are not designed at present. To get this feature more quickly, I have found a post in feedback collection website and you could vote for it. Many features of our current products are designed and upgraded based on customers’ feedback. You can also make suggestions on that website and hope Microsoft will notice this in the future. Thanks for your understanding and support!

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