How to disable attachment preview in Outlook 2013 - group policy

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_{Thursday, January 22, 2015 10:35 AM | 1 vote}

How do I disable attachment preview in Outlook 2013 in GPO?

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_{Friday, January 23, 2015 8:57 AM ✅Answered | 1 vote}

Hi,

We may follow the steps below to disable attachment preview in Outlook 2013:

1. Download Office 2013 Administrative Template files, and then follow the instructions in the "Loading the ADMX templates" section of the Use Group Policy to enforce Office 2010 settings article to load the ADMX templates.

2. Navigate to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Microsoft Outlook 2013 > Outlook Options > Preferences > Email Options

3. Double-click Do not allow attachment previewing in Outlook from the right pane.

4. Select Enable bullet.

5. Click OK.

6. Run gpupdate /force command to force an update of GPO settings.

7. Start Outlook and you should see the attachment previewing feature is disabled.

Regards,

Steve Fan
TechNet Community Support

It's recommended to download and install Configuration Analyzer Tool (OffCAT), which is developed by Microsoft Support teams. Once the tool is installed, you can run it at any time to scan for hundreds of known issues in Office programs.

_{Friday, January 23, 2015 9:27 AM}

Thank you!