Configure Outlook Express

Policy ID: OESettings
Scope: User Configuration
Supported on: Only Internet Explorer 6.0
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: Windows Components › Internet Explorer

Description

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.

Options

The empty box and the checked box tell the checkbox items of the Group Policy editor apart (a checked box is an item that is selected by default).

Block attachments that could contain a virus

Registry

UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express View registry values

BlockExeAttachmentsREG_DWORD

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