
ZCE is a registry setting that tells Outlook to create a new profile using the SMTP address from Active Directory and to then leverage Autodiscover. only data that every user should already know (account name and/or password). That is, the user does not have to enter any configuration data. ZeroConfigExchange (ZCE) can be used to create new profiles for users with minimal user interaction. So, how can we automate the Outlook profile creation? While you can still use a PRF for your on-premises environments and Outlook 2013 or earlier versions, it is recommended that you use Autodiscover, which is supported for creating Outlook profiles in both on-premises and Exchange Online environments. Using Autodiscover, Outlook finds a new connection point made up of the user's mailbox GUID + + the domain portion of the user's primary SMTP address. PRF files to configure Exchange accounts in Outlook 2016. Outlook clients no longer connect to a server fully qualified domain name (FQDN) as they've done in all previous versions of Exchange. Outlook 2016 - changes to how Exchange Autodiscover information is stored in parallel with an Outlook profile prevents the use of.This is normally acceptable for on-premises environments using Exchange 2010 and previous versions, but for Exchange 2013 and greater, along with for Exchange Online accounts, the server name contains a variable GUID that can change from time to time and from user to user. PRF file requires an Exchange server name to be hard-coded. However, there are two scenarios under which the use of. Typically, an Outlook profile (.prf) file, which is generated through the Office Customization Tool (OCT), can be used for most situations. On the Connection tab, select the Connect to Microsoft Exchange using HTTP checkbox and then click the Exchange Proxy Settings … box.ĩ.Often we are asked if we can automate the creation or modification of new Outlook profiles, en-masse, for Exchange accounts. On the security tab, clear the Encrypt data between Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Exchange box under the Encryption section and select Anonymous Authentication in the Logon network security section.Ĩ. Then, click the More Settings … button.ħ. Paste the ExchangeGuid value in the Server field and append the SMTP domain ( Enter the user’s email address in the User Name field. Ensure Microsoft Exchange Server or compatible service is selected.Ħ. Select Manual setup or additional server types.ĥ. Launch mail control panel applet and begin to configure a new profile.Ĥ. Open the CSV in Excel, locate the ExchangeGuid attribute column, and then locate the ExchangeGuid for the user you want to manually configure.ģ. Get-Recipient | Select-Object Identity,Mail,ExchangeGuid | Export-Csv. Log into PowerShell for tenant and run the following command: In case you ever need to configure Outlook for an Office 365 tenant that *does not* have AutoDiscover records published, here is how to do it.ġ.
