Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory Blog
The following behavior is currently occurring more frequently with Outlook 2016 and Exchange Server 2016 CU7. Outlook asks for the login information after opening attachments or the password prompt appears. I was able to reproduce this behavior in my environment with Outlook 2016 (Version 1708 Build 8431.2079) and Exchange 2016 CU7. As soon as the attachment of an email in ... Read more
Buttons, functions or button groups can be deactivated with the help of group policies or the registry. This small example shows how to disable the Microsoft Store in Outlook. These two components are required to disable certain buttons or menus: Office 2016 Administrative Template files (ADMX/ADML) Office 2016 Help Files: Office Fluent User Interface Control ... Read more
Outlook informed me today that it would like to install updates: However, after clicking on "Update now", only the following message was displayed: Sorry, that didn't work. Unfortunately, Office could not be installed. Please make sure that you have an Internet connection and then try the installation again. Error code: 30180-26 The Windows ... Read more
I am currently receiving a lot of emails from people complaining about problems with Outlook 2016 in conjunction with Exchange 2010. With Outlook 2016, a crucial function has apparently been removed for many people: Exchange accounts can no longer be configured manually. To be honest, I didn't think that many people had configured their Exchange accounts manually. Outlook ... Read more
I really like the new search function in Outlook 2016. I can now find emails much more quickly; with Outlook 2013, it took noticeably longer to display the results. But whether Outlook 1013 or Outlook 2016, the search can be used much more effectively if you know what you can do. So here's a quick run-through. If ... Read more
I find the new Outlook 2016 quite successful so far, but the animations when switching to the different areas (calendar, mail, etc.) do bother me. With Office 2013, however, you can switch off the animations using a registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Common\Graphics DWORD 32Bit: DisableAnimations Value: 1 For Office 2016 it is the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\Graphics DWORD 32Bit: ... Read more
Office 2016 was released today and with it the new Outlook 2016. Microsft is therefore sticking to its policy of first the clients, then the servers. The preview of Exchange 2016 is already available, the new standard client Outlook is now available in the final version. I have just downloaded Office 2016 and will describe my first impression ... Read more
As of today, Microsoft Office 2016 is available for purchase or download. This means that Outlook 2016 is now also available as a new client for Exchange Server. The package is also available for download from MSDN: The download is available as an ISO and comprises just under 2.3 GB. Information on the new features can be found on the Office blog: https://blogs.office.com/2015/09/22/thenewoffice/ A ... Read more
The first public preview of Office 2016 and therefore also Outlook 2016 has been released. Office 2016 Preview can be downloaded here: https://products.office.com/en-us/office-2016-preview Reason enough to take a first look at the upcoming Outlook 2016 Not much has changed visually at the first start of Outlook 2016, first the account is set up After setting up the ... Read more
