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
    2023-01-19T17:46:41+00:00

    Version 2212 (Build 15928.202616) -- All users impacted even with the latest release of "Current Channel" Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise

    Check/enable the permission Email App "OWA" and check/enable the license option "Office for the Web" then the extra windows do not present when using calendar, creating an invite or launching a meeting all work without the extra windows.

    Microsoft Clients restrict OWA access due the ease of data breaches through "Outlook on the Web" interface, therefore Email App "OWA" and "Office for the Web" are disabled.

    Microsoft Office Business Scenario that needs to be resolved is: Outlook Desktop App only, iPhone Exchange Active Sync for Mobile. Using Microsoft 365 Apps current channel with Email App OWA/Office for the Web disabled*.* No extra windows should being popping up when using the calendar, creating an invite or launching a meeting. This issue is now over 60 days old and the extra windows are still an issue creating high level of frustration among Microsoft 365 App Enterprise users.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-01-10T11:32:28+00:00

    Curious, as it does work for version 108.0.1462.76, which appeared on my computer today after an update, and prompted the same behaviour again of spammily trying to open up an OWA page.

    Did you run CMD as admin? Did you put your own version number in place of mine?

    This is what I ran this morning:

    And the regedit that fixes the calendar version of this issue does not by itself fix this particular problem of trying to open activity feeds in OWA, I'd tried that too :(

    Good luck.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-01-05T18:58:49+00:00

    I agree, the WebView 2 workaround is just that, a workaround, and not a solution that is going to stick. Who knows when the next MS update will just slap the thing back in there... Could try creating a GPO to block further installation of it but any change to the path or filename on MS' part will render that useless as well.

    Our users have been making due closing the pop-up browser window, but we are now experiencing the issue when a user tries to click a Join meeting link from an invite... This is getting worse.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-01-01T03:00:54+00:00

    i uninstalled Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime and it works.

    no more popup.

    Windows 10 Pro.

    hope this helps.

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-12-20T22:02:59+00:00

    Since yours is pulling up a page for activity feed, im not quite sure. did you try the legacy roompanel solution?

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