Policy
Do not download user photos from Active Directory
This policy setting controls whether user photos will be downloaded from Active Directory (if available). If you enable this policy setting, user photos will not be downloaded. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, user photos will be downloaded.
PackMicrosoft Office
CategoryMicrosoft Outlook 2016 / Outlook Options / Other
Policy ID
5a777ce2147eInternal name
L_DoNotDownloadPhotosFromTheActiveDirectoryRegistry
Copy registry mappings
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\contact\downloadphotosfromad (enabled) = 0
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\contact\downloadphotosfromad (disabled) = 1Policy notes
This policy setting controls whether user photos will be downloaded from Active Directory (if available). If you enable this policy setting, user photos will not be downloaded. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, user photos will be downloaded.
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