Policy

Prevent users from running Microsoft Lync

Prevents users from running Microsoft Lync. If you enable this policy setting, users cannot run Microsoft Lync. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can run Microsoft Lync. Note: You can configure this policy setting under both Computer Configuration and User Configuration, but the policy setting under Computer Configuration takes precedence.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Office
Category Skype for Business 2016 / Microsoft Lync Feature Policies
Policy ID 3118a7fc94ca
Internal name L_PolicyPreventRun_1

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKLM\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\lync\preventrun (enabled) = 1
HKLM\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\lync\preventrun (disabled) = 0
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\lync\preventrun (enabled) = 1
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\lync\preventrun (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

Prevents users from running Microsoft Lync. If you enable this policy setting, users cannot run Microsoft Lync. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can run Microsoft Lync. Note: You can configure this policy setting under both Computer Configuration and User Configuration, but the policy setting under Computer Configuration takes precedence.

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