How to stop outlook from opening a browser every time I create a meeting?

Anonymous
2022-08-17T23:18:32+00:00

Every time I click on New Meeting it opens my browser and its very frustrating. How do you shut this functionality off?

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-04-05T17:30:30+00:00

    My 15.20.62xx ones you see are an outlook.com email while the 15.20.61s are Exchange Online - Commercial (which is where our issue occurs)

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-04-05T21:03:16+00:00

    Hi all,

    Outlook and Service Dev just updated that the fixed build changed so I updated the Known Issue article with that information, Outlook unexpectedly opens a browser window if OWA is disabled - Microsoft Support. From your earlier comments I want to make clear that the fix is a service side change, so we only need to check the service version for the fix. The way to do this is to use the Connection Status Dialog in Outlook. To use it do the following:

    1. In the bottom right of Windows, locate the Outlook icon in the System Tray.
    2. Press the Ctrl button and right click on the Outlook icon
    3. Click Connection Status

    To check the service version look at the last column. The fix will start showing up in Version 15.20.6249.00. Its permanant fix is in Version 15.20.6292.00. We are still anticipating mid-April for those versions to become available.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-04-17T20:52:50+00:00

    I have a user on version 15.20.6298.45 and they are still having the same issue?

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-04-17T21:08:41+00:00

    Are you able to share the URL of the prompt? I would like to test and double check which OWA Powered Experience (OPX) control it is and see if I can repro and check on status for it.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-04-17T21:43:44+00:00

    It's just pointing to generic https://outlook.office.com

    Issue happens when the user launches the Outlook application. It was also mentioned it happens intermittently when composing a new email.

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