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.
PackMicrosoft Office
CategoryMicrosoft Outlook 2016 / Miscellaneous / PST Settings
Policy ID
5d2ab4b753daInternal name
L_PreferredPSTModeUnicodeANSIRegistry
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HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\newpstformatPolicy 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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