Microsoft Outlook 2016 › Outlook Social Connector
Specify list of social network providers to load
Supported on SUPPORTED_Windows7 (defined in the Windows templates)
What it does
This policy setting determines the list of social network providers that are loaded by the Outlook Social Connector. If you enable this policy setting, you may enter a list of provider progIDs of social network providers that will be loaded by the Outlook Social Connector. This list needs to be semi-colon delimited. Note that if you enable this policy setting, only social network providers that are on this list will be loaded by the Outlook Social Connector. No other social network providers will be loaded. If you disable or you do not configure this policy setting, the Outlook Social Connector can load any provider specified by the user.
What it writes
- Hive
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER
- Registry key
software\policies\microsoft\office\outlook\socialconnector- Value name
providersecuritymode- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Separate ProgIDs with semi-colonsRequired | Text | trustedproviderslist |
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_SpecifyListOfSocialNetworkProvidersToLoad- Namespace
outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows- Template file
outlk16.admx- Release
- Microsoft 365 Apps 5568.1000 · file set
8be05d876aae137d…
Definition, editor controls and support
Definition
<policy class="User" displayName="$(string.L_SpecifyListOfSocialNetworkProvidersToLoad)" explainText="$(string.L_SpecifyListOfSocialNetworkProvidersToLoadExplain)" key="software\policies\microsoft\office\outlook\socialconnector" name="L_SpecifyListOfSocialNetworkProvidersToLoad" presentation="$(presentation.L_SpecifyListOfSocialNetworkProvidersToLoad)" valueName="providersecuritymode" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
<parentCategory ref="outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_OutlookSocialConnector" />
<supportedOn ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:SUPPORTED_Windows7" />
<enabledValue>
<decimal value="1" />
</enabledValue>
<disabledValue>
<decimal value="0" />
</disabledValue>
<elements>
<text id="L_SpecifyListOfSocialNetworkProvidersToLoadID" required="true" valueName="trustedproviderslist" />
</elements>
</policy>Editor controls
<presentation id="L_SpecifyListOfSocialNetworkProvidersToLoad" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
<textBox refId="L_SpecifyListOfSocialNetworkProvidersToLoadID">
<label>Separate ProgIDs with semi-colons</label>
</textBox>
</presentation>Supported platforms and category
outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_MicrosoftOfficeOutlook
<category displayName="$(string.L_MicrosoftOfficeOutlook)" name="L_MicrosoftOfficeOutlook" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_OutlookSocialConnector
<category displayName="$(string.L_OutlookSocialConnector)" name="L_OutlookSocialConnector" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
<parentCategory ref="outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_MicrosoftOfficeOutlook" />
</category>
outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:unresolved:Microsoft.Policies.Windows:SUPPORTED_Windows7
<unresolved reference="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:SUPPORTED_Windows7" />
outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_MicrosoftOfficeOutlook
<category displayName="$(string.L_MicrosoftOfficeOutlook)" name="L_MicrosoftOfficeOutlook" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_MicrosoftOfficeOutlook">Microsoft Outlook 2016</string></strings>
outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_OutlookSocialConnector
<category displayName="$(string.L_OutlookSocialConnector)" name="L_OutlookSocialConnector" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
<parentCategory ref="outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_MicrosoftOfficeOutlook" />
</category>
<strings><string id="outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_OutlookSocialConnector">Outlook Social Connector</string></strings>