Disable Office connections to social networks

Policy ID
L_PreventSocialNetworkConnectivity
Scope
User Configuration
Supported on
At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
Source
Microsoft 365 Apps / Office Administrative Templates (version 5568.1000)
Category
Microsoft Outlook 2016 › Outlook Social Connector

Description

This policy setting prevents users from connecting Office to social networks (including SharePoint), and prevents Office from displaying contacts and feeds from their social networks.

If you enable this policy setting, users cannot connect Office to social networks.

If you disable or you do not configure this policy setting, users can connect Office to social networks.

Registry

UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
  • disablesocialnetworkconnectivityREG_DWORD

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