First, I'm not sure if this is the best forum, please advise if there is a better resource. We have disabled PSTs in our environment and we are trying to lock down the ability for Outlook users to store their messages anywhere besides their mailbox. I created a GPO to disable the command bar ID 748 to disable Save As, and that seems to be working fine.

However, the GPO to disable copy to filesystem is not behaving as expected. If I drag a message from Outlook 2013 to my desktop, I get a windows that states:

"The Microsoft Exchange Server administrator has prohibited copying or moving items from this account."

However, when I click OK to dismiss that window, the message is still placed on the desktop. This feature is discussed at the bottom of this page: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff800883(v=office.14).aspx

I couldn't find the DisableCopyToFileSystem in the GP ADM templates, so I used my local registry to create and deploy the change. This is what I have in the policy:

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User Configuration > Windows Settings > Registry > DisableCopytoFileSystem (Order: 1) > General

Action: Update

Hive: HKCU

Key path: Software\Microsoft\Office\xx.0\Outlook

Value Name: DisableCopyToFileSystem

Value type: REG_MULTI_SZ

Line 1: Value *

Options:

Stop processing items on this extension if an error occurs on this item: No

Run in logged-on user's security context (user policy option): No

Remove this item when it is no longer applied: No

Apply once and do not reapply: No

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The GPO contains entries for versions 15,14,12 & 11. What have I done incorrectly?

Hello,

Thank you for your question.

I am trying to involve someone familiar with this topic to further look at this issue. There might be some time delay. Appreciate your patience.

Thank you for your understanding and support.

Steve Fan

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