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Group Policy (GPO) and registry changes for Windows Server
Group Policy (GPO) and registry changes for Windows Server
Updated over a month ago

When you use a Citrix or Remote Desktop Server, installing Smartlockr requires some additional settings because Smartlockr will be enabled for all users straight away and that might not be your preference.

When you install Smartlockr (our all-user installer), some registry changes will be made by our installer to make sure that everyone on that computer can use Smartlockr.

In this article, we'll explain where these settings are and where you can set them with a GPO. This way, you can control who can actually use Smartlockr and who can't.

Step 1:

During the installation of Smartlockr, our software will create folders and keys in the following locations of the registry:

  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins\SmartLockr.AddinModule

  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins\SmartLockr.AddinModule

Please remove these two folders and their contents.

Step 2:

Now you can add the registry settings again, but in a different location of the registry. First, the keys were in the HKLM folder, which means it's for all users on a computer/server. Now you can create a GPO that adds them in the HKCU so Smartlockr will only be available for specific users.

The keys themselves are as follows:

Registry key 1:

Value name: LoadBehavior
Value type: REG_DWORD
Value data: 3
Base: decimal

Location: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins\SmartLockr.AddinModule

Registry key 2:

Value name: LoadBehavior
Value type: REG_DWORD
Value data: 3
Base: decimal

Location: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins\SmartLockr.AddinModule

Below you can see a screenshot where you can see how one of the settings will look:

That's it! This should give you control over who can actually use Smartlockr.

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