Policy
Do not display the reading pane
By default, the Reading Pane is enabled only in the mail module and located on the right hand side of the window. This setting allows you to disable the reading pane.
PackMicrosoft Office
CategoryMicrosoft Outlook 2016 / Outlook Options / Other
Policy ID
4a3c6f3a9b6eInternal name
L_DisablereadingpaneRegistry
Copy registry mappings
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\disablereadingpane (enabled) = 1
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\disablereadingpane (disabled) = 0Policy notes
By default, the Reading Pane is enabled only in the mail module and located on the right hand side of the window. This setting allows you to disable the reading pane.
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