Policy

Preferred PST Mode (Unicode/ANSI)

Specifies whether new PST files created by the user are to be in Unicode or ANSI format, and whether the user is allowed to choose that format.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Office
CategoryMicrosoft Outlook 2016 / Miscellaneous / PST Settings
Policy ID5d2ab4b753da
Internal nameL_PreferredPSTModeUnicodeANSI

Registry

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HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\newpstformat

Policy notes

Specifies whether new PST files created by the user are to be in Unicode or ANSI format, and whether the user is allowed to choose that format.

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