Microsoft Office
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Microsoft Outlook keys
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\%VERSION%\Outlook\
Where %VERSION% corresponds to:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0 | Outlook 97 |
| 8.5 | Outlook 98 |
| 9.0 | Outlook 2000 |
| 10.0 | Outlook 2002/XP |
| 11.0 | Outlook 2003 |
| 12.0 | Outlook 2007 |
| 14.0 | Outlook 2010 |
| 15.0 | Outlook 2013 |
Values:
| Name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ForcePSTPath | REG_EXPAND_SZ |
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\Catalog
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Outlook\Search
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Outlook\Search\Catalog
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Search
Values:
| Name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| %FILENAME% | REG_DWORD |
Where %FILENAME% is the full filename of Outlook file.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Search\Catalog
Values:
| Name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| %FILENAME% | REG_BINARY |
Where %FILENAME% is the full filename of Outlook file.
For “file/options/search” allow to search through “deleted items”
Key: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Outlook\Search
Value: IncludeDeletedItems
Where the value data is:
1 = Yes
Outlook generates log files in %temp%\Outlook logging:
Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\version number\Outlook\Search
Value: EnableLogging = 0xffff0000
Protected View mode
Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Outlook\Security
Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Outlook\Security
Value: MarkInternalAsUnsafe
Where the value data is:
1 = Yes
Offline Address Book (OAB)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\%VERSION%\Outlook\Cached Mode
Values:
| Name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DownloadOAB | REG_DWORD |
Setting the value to zero prevents Offline Address Book (OAB) download and forces Outlook to use the global address list. If the “Cached Mode” key does not exist, create it.
Secure Temp Folder
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\%VERSION%\Outlook\Security
Values:
| Name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OutlookSecureTempFolder | REG_SZ |
Most Recently Used (MRU) keys
File Name MRU keys
Values:
| Name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum Entries | Numeric value | |
| Value | Numeric value |
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Common\Open Find\Microsoft Office Excel\Settings\Open\File Name MRU
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Common\Open Find\Microsoft Office Excel\Settings\Save As\File Name MRU
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\Open Find\Microsoft Office Excel\Settings\Open\File Name MRU
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\Open Find\Microsoft Office Excel\Settings\Save As\File Name MRU
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\Open Find\Microsoft Office Word\Settings\Save As\File Name MRU
Item MRU keys
Values:
| Name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| %ITEM% | Where %ITEM% is a string in the form: "Item [0-9]+" |
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Excel\File MRU
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Excel\Options\MRUFuncs
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\PowerPoint\File MRU
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\PowerPoint\RecentAnimationList\EntranceMRU
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\PowerPoint\RecentAnimationList\EmphasisMRU
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\PowerPoint\RecentAnimationList\ExitMRU
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\PowerPoint\RecentAnimationList\MotionPathMRU
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\PowerPoint\Slide Libraries\Taskpane MRU
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\File MRU
Every %ITEM% value contains:
in Office 12
[F00000000][T%FILETIME%]*\\%FILENAME%
in Office 14
[F00000000][T%FILETIME%][O00000000]*%FILENAME%
Where T%FILETIME% contains a FILETIME timestamp as a hexadecimal string (base-16), in upper case, e.g. T01CD10EC460129A0
Other MRU keys
Find Contact toolbar button (Outlook 97 – 2003)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\%VERSION%\Outlook\Contact\QuickFindMRU\QuickfindMRU
Find Pane’s Look in list
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\%VERSION%\Outlook\Contact\StripSearchMRU\StripSearchMRU
Appointment Locations
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\%VERSION%\Outlook\Preferences\LocationMRU
Advanced Find’s Search for Word(s)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\%VERSION%\Outlook\Office Finder\MRU 1
Advanced Find’s More Choices, Categories
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\%VERSION%\Outlook\Office Finder\MRU 3
Choose Form dialog (New Item-> More Items-> Choose Form) (Outlook 2010 – 2013)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\%VERSION%\Outlook\Office