Policy

Managing Categories during e-mail exchanges

By default, categories on incoming e-mail are removed, and categories are removed when replying to or forwarding an e-mail. This setting allows you to control how categories are shared as users exchange e-mail messages. You can specify that categories are not removed for users' incoming e-mail. You can also specify that e-mail messages that users reply to or forward retain the categories on the original message.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Office
Category Microsoft Outlook 2016 / Miscellaneous
Policy ID 4835f1854287
Internal name L_ManagingCategoriesduringe_mailexchanges

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\preferences\msoridolacceptcategories
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\preferences\sendpersonalcategories

Policy notes

By default, categories on incoming e-mail are removed, and categories are removed when replying to or forwarding an e-mail. This setting allows you to control how categories are shared as users exchange e-mail messages. You can specify that categories are not removed for users' incoming e-mail. You can also specify that e-mail messages that users reply to or forward retain the categories on the original message.

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