Specify server

ComputerNeeds changes for IntuneL_PolicyConfigurationMode

Supported on SUPPORTED_Windows7 (defined in the Windows templates)

5568.1000

What it does

Specifies how Microsoft Lync identifies the server. If you enable this policy setting, you must specify the server name that Microsoft Lync uses. If you disable this policy setting, Microsoft Lync uses a DNS lookup to identify the server. If you do not configure this policy setting, the user can choose automatic configuration, or the user can specify the name of the server in Microsoft Lync user preferences. To set the user preferences, from the Microsoft Lync Tools menu, click Options, click the Personal tab, within the SIP Communications My Account area click Advanced, select Configure Settings, type the server name in the Server name field. Note: You can configure this policy setting under both Computer Configuration and User Configuration, but the policy setting under Computer Configuration takes precedence.

What it writes

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry key: software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\lync
Value name: configurationmode
When enabled: DWORD 1
When disabled: DWORD 0

Why it needs changes for Intune

Policy references a Windows supportedOn definition.
ADMX-INTUNE-WINDOWS-SUPPORTEDON-REFERENCE

Options

Option	Type	Registry value	Allowed values
DNS name of the internal serverRequired	Text	`serveraddressinternal`	Up to 255 characters
DNS name of the external serverRequired	Text	`serveraddressexternal`	Up to 255 characters

Configure and deploy

Choose a state and the option values; the output below is generated from the template for exactly that.

Fix the highlighted options to generate output.

History 1 retained release

5568.100010 Aug 2026
- Already present in the first release ChangeIntel keeps.

Template

Internal name: L_PolicyConfigurationMode
Namespace: lync16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows
Template file: lync16.admx
Release: Microsoft 365 Apps 5568.1000 · file set 8be05d876aae137d…

Definition, editor controls and support

Definition

<policy class="Machine" displayName="$(string.L_PolicyConfigurationMode)" explainText="$(string.L_ExplainText_ConfigurationMode)" key="software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\lync" name="L_PolicyConfigurationMode" presentation="$(presentation.L_PolicyConfigurationMode)" valueName="configurationmode" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="lync16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_LyncConfiguration" />
      <supportedOn ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:SUPPORTED_Windows7" />
      <enabledValue>
        <decimal value="1" />
      </enabledValue>
      <disabledValue>
        <decimal value="0" />
      </disabledValue>
      <elements>
        <text id="L_ServerAddressInternal_VALUE" key="software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\lync" required="true" valueName="serveraddressinternal" />
        <text id="L_ServerAddressExternal_VALUE" key="software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\lync" required="true" valueName="serveraddressexternal" />
      </elements>
    </policy>

Editor controls

<presentation id="L_PolicyConfigurationMode" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <textBox refId="L_ServerAddressInternal_VALUE">
          <label>DNS name of the internal server</label>
        </textBox>
        <textBox refId="L_ServerAddressExternal_VALUE">
          <label>DNS name of the external server</label>
        </textBox>
      </presentation>

Supported platforms and category

lync16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_Lync
<category displayName="$(string.L_Lync)" name="L_Lync" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
lync16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_LyncConfiguration
<category displayName="$(string.L_LyncConfiguration)" name="L_LyncConfiguration" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="lync16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_Lync" />
    </category>
lync16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:unresolved:Microsoft.Policies.Windows:SUPPORTED_Windows7
<unresolved reference="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:SUPPORTED_Windows7" />
lync16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_Lync
<category displayName="$(string.L_Lync)" name="L_Lync" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="lync16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_Lync">Skype for Business 2016</string></strings>
lync16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_LyncConfiguration
<category displayName="$(string.L_LyncConfiguration)" name="L_LyncConfiguration" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="lync16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_Lync" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="lync16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_LyncConfiguration">Microsoft Lync Feature Policies</string></strings>