


This method is meant for those who prefer not to retain profile settings or those who don’t want to keep their previous profile. If the primary account still exists go on with the next method. Well, I hope after this the primary account will be removed. Open it in Notepad to edit it.8) Now exit the Control Panel and close every other window.ĩ) Now restart the Outlook application and go to the Account Settings section.ġ0) Now you need to check whether the OST file is set as default or not, in case if it is not then please set it as default by clicking on Set as Default.ġ1) That’s it now simply restart the Outlook application and you will see that the new account is set as primary. Note that all of the Disable* values are in the reg file. If you don't want to edit the registry yourself, you can download the Registry file for your version of Outlook to set the keys. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\Options HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Outlook\Options HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Options HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Options Note: HTTP protocol is no longer supported by any servers and is not an option in Outlook 2010 or newer. The DisableExchange value does not prevent users from adding or Office 365 Exchange accounts to a profile.Īfter adding the key to the registry, you may need to restart Outlook. In the new Simplified Account dialog, the Gmail button will not be disabled but the user will be unable to complete the account setup wizard. Once you disable POP3 and IMAP, the options to add POP and IMAP accounts will be disabled in the Account Setup dialog. To enable the protocols, delete the key or change the value to 0. Add a DWORD value for each of the protocols you want to disable with a Value Data of 1. Navigate to the Outlook\Options registry key in Windows registry.
