Policy
Don’t show the What’s New information for Outlook
This policy setting controls whether the What’s New information is shown when a user opens the desktop version of Outlook for the first time after Outlook has been updated with new features. By default, the What’s New information is shown. If you enable this policy setting, the What’s New information isn’t shown. Also, the What’s New button in File > Office Account is disabled. If you disable or don’t configure this policy setting, the What’s New information is shown. Note: There are separate policy settings for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and Visio.
300d8a3ea7b7 L_DontShowWhatsNewInformationOutlook Registry
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HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\dontshowwhatsnew (enabled) = 1
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\dontshowwhatsnew (disabled) = 0Policy notes
This policy setting controls whether the What’s New information is shown when a user opens the desktop version of Outlook for the first time after Outlook has been updated with new features. By default, the What’s New information is shown. If you enable this policy setting, the What’s New information isn’t shown. Also, the What’s New button in File > Office Account is disabled. If you disable or don’t configure this policy setting, the What’s New information is shown. Note: There are separate policy settings for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and Visio.