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Disable Outlook Anywhere in Group Policy Object (GPO)

Mar 23, 2011 · 2 min read | Windows Server

By default the standard outlk12.adm templates do not come with a configuration of Outlook Anywhere. You can configure the “Configure Outlook Anywhere user interface options” options to disable or grey out the settings. However, this DOES NOT disable Outlook anywhere, just user interaction with it.

You will need the Article-961112 administrative template that Microsoft released for this configuration. Microsoft has retired the original KB article and download, so this walkthrough is retained for historical reference.

  1. Obtain the Article-961112 administrative template from a trusted archive and unzip it to reveal the article-961112.adm file.

  2. In the Group Policy Object Editor add the Article-961112.adm file:

Right-click Administrative Templates and click Add/Remove Templates.

In the Add/Remove Templates dialog box click Add.

In the Policy Templates dialog box locate and select the Article-961112.adm file. Click Open.

Click Close in the Add/Remove Templates dialog box.

  1. Under User Configuration in Administrative Templates expand the policy node labeled Article 961112 Policy Settings. (Note: You may see this under Classic Administrative Templates in a sub-menu)

  2. Select the Outlook Anywhere (RPC/HTTP) node to list the following policies under the Setting column in the right-pane:

RPC/HTTP Connection Flags -> Set to Enabled -> No Flags Proxy Server Name -> Do not change Only Connect if Proxy Server certificate has this principle name -> Do not change Proxy authentication Setting -> Do not change

  1. Double-click each policy to configure the appropriate RPC/HTTP setting for your Outlook clients.