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Group Policy made searchable

A free ADMX browser or comparison tool for IT administrators.Search policies, find registry keys, and see exactly what each setting writes to the Windows Registry. Or compare two GPO backups to see exactly what has changed between them.

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Disable Hybrid Searching

This policy setting controls whether searches in Cached Exchange Mode can also be run on the Exchange server. This policy does not affect either Online Mode or non-Exchange accounts.

If you enable this policy setting, Outlook runs searches locally in Cached Exchange Mode and “hybrid” (on the Exchange Server also) modes. It should be noted that if the sync slider is enabled and all mail is not locally cached, you may not see all available results.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Outlook first runs searches locally, but then allows the user to search on the Exchange server by clicking “More” link at the bottom of searches, or uses the equivalent ribbon button.

Registry Information

VendorMicrosoft
ProductMicrosoft Outlook 2016
CategoryMicrosoft Outlook 2016 › Outlook Options › Preferences › Search Options
Applies toUser Configuration
Supported onWindows7
Registry Key[HKCU]softwarepoliciesmicrosoftoffice16.0outlooksearch
Value Namedisablehybrid
TypeREG_DWORD
Enabled value1
Disabled value0

Registry File (.reg)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Enable the policy
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERsoftwarepoliciesmicrosoftoffice16.0outlooksearch]
"disablehybrid"=dword:00000001

; Disable the policy
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERsoftwarepoliciesmicrosoftoffice16.0outlooksearch]
"disablehybrid"=dword:00000000

PowerShell

# Enable the policy
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:softwarepoliciesmicrosoftoffice16.0outlooksearch" -Name "disablehybrid" -Value 1 -Type DWord

# Disable the policy
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:softwarepoliciesmicrosoftoffice16.0outlooksearch" -Name "disablehybrid" -Value 0 -Type DWord