Policy
Turn off Hierarchical Address Book
This policy setting turns off the Hierarchical Address Book (HAB). If you enable this policy setting, the HAB will be turned off. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the HAB will be displayed.
PackMicrosoft Office
CategoryMicrosoft Outlook 2016 / Account Settings / Exchange
Policy ID
3e2c4970c38bInternal name
L_TurnOffHierarchicalAddressBookRegistry
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HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\disablehab (enabled) = 1
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\disablehab (disabled) = 0Policy notes
This policy setting turns off the Hierarchical Address Book (HAB). If you enable this policy setting, the HAB will be turned off. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the HAB will be displayed.
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