Download Office 2016 Administrative Template files and import ADML and ADMX files to C:\windows\PolicyDefinitions
GPO settings below are just a recommendation, Please review and pick ones that apply to you.
- Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Office 2016 (Machine)/Updates
Enable Automatic Updates > Disable - User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Office 2016/First Run
Disable First Run Movie > Enable
Disable Office First Run on application boot > Enable - User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Office 2016/Miscellaneous
Block signing into Office > Enabled
Do not use hardware graphics acceleration > Enabled
Show OneDrive Sign In > Disabled
Suppress recommended settings dialog > Enabled - User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Office 2016/Privacy/Trust Center
Allow including screenshot with Office Feedback > Disabled
Automatically receive small updates to improve reliability > Disabled
Disable Opt-in Wizard on first run > Enabled
Enable Customer Experience Improvement Program > Disabled
Send Office Feedback > Disabled
Send personal information > Disabled - User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Office 2016/Security Settings/Trust Center/Trusted Catalogs
Block the Office Store > Enabled - User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Outlook 2016/Account Settings/Exchange
Automatically configure profile based on Active Directory Primary SMTP address > Enabled - User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Outlook 2016/Account Settings/Exchange/Cached Exchange Mode
Use Cached Exchange Mode for new and existing Outlook profiles > Disabled - User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Outlook 2016/Outlook Options/Other
Hide the Office Store button > Enabled - User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Outlook 2016/Outlook Options/Preferences/Search Options
Prevent installation prompts when Windows Desktop Search component is not present > Enabled - GPO Reg preferences (Optional), this hides the search disabled warning
HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Options\General
PONT_STRING=53,
Stop the install prompts when loading outlook
- Add-WindowsFeature -Name Search-Service
- Stop-Service -Name WSEARCH
- Set-Service -Name WSearch -StartupType Disabled