Specify Offline Address Book path

UserNeeds changes for IntuneL_SpecifyOfflineAddressBookPath

Supported on SUPPORTED_Windows7 (defined in the Windows templates)

5568.1000

What it does

This policy setting allows you to specify a path to save the Offline Address Book. This policy setting will apply to all Microsoft Exchange accounts. If you enable this policy setting, you may specify a path to save the Offline Address Book. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Outlook will save the Offline Address Book in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Outlook.

What it writes

Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Registry key: software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\cached mode

Why it needs changes for Intune

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

Options

Option	Type	Registry value	Allowed values
Offline Address Book pathRequired	Text	`specifyofflineaddressbookpath`	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_SpecifyOfflineAddressBookPath
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="$(string.L_SpecifyOfflineAddressBookPath)" explainText="$(string.L_SpecifyOfflineAddressBookPathExplain)" key="software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\cached mode" name="L_SpecifyOfflineAddressBookPath" presentation="$(presentation.L_SpecifyOfflineAddressBookPath)" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_AccountSettingsEmail" />
      <supportedOn ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:SUPPORTED_Windows7" />
      <elements>
        <text expandable="true" id="L_SpecifyOfflineAddressBookPathID" required="true" valueName="specifyofflineaddressbookpath" />
      </elements>
    </policy>

Editor controls

<presentation id="L_SpecifyOfflineAddressBookPath" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <textBox refId="L_SpecifyOfflineAddressBookPathID">
          <label>Offline Address Book path:</label>
        </textBox>
      </presentation>

Supported platforms and category

outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_AccountSettingsEmail
<category displayName="$(string.L_AccountSettingsEmail)" name="L_AccountSettingsEmail" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_ToolsAccounts" />
    </category>
outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_MicrosoftOfficeOutlook
<category displayName="$(string.L_MicrosoftOfficeOutlook)" name="L_MicrosoftOfficeOutlook" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_ToolsAccounts
<category displayName="$(string.L_ToolsAccounts)" name="L_ToolsAccounts" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_MicrosoftOfficeOutlook" />
    </category>
outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:unresolved:Microsoft.Policies.Windows:SUPPORTED_Windows7
<unresolved reference="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:SUPPORTED_Windows7" />
outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_AccountSettingsEmail
<category displayName="$(string.L_AccountSettingsEmail)" name="L_AccountSettingsEmail" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_ToolsAccounts" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_AccountSettingsEmail">E-mail</string></strings>
outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_MicrosoftOfficeOutlook
<category displayName="$(string.L_MicrosoftOfficeOutlook)" name="L_MicrosoftOfficeOutlook" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_MicrosoftOfficeOutlook">Microsoft Outlook 2016</string></strings>
outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_ToolsAccounts
<category displayName="$(string.L_ToolsAccounts)" name="L_ToolsAccounts" 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_ToolsAccounts">Account Settings</string></strings>