![]() ![]() Reg add HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Lync /v DisableIM /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f reg add HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Lync /v DisableIM /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f Even with the newest clients, there are still registry keys that take precedence over what a client receives through in-band policy configurations. This one comes from way back in the OCS days where you could utilize registry keys to manage the client modalities and functionalities. Option 2 – Deploy Client-Side Registry Keys to Disable IM Not ideal and certainly not the easiest of solutions. You’re now maintaining two different sets of applications and having to ensure they only get installed on systems that require it. It’s not exactly an elegant solution, however, especially if you want to take advantage of the built-in functionality of P-Chat within the Lync 2013 (or Skype 2015/2016) client. Given that the Group Chat 2010 client is supported with Persistent Chat, it does provide you a method to allow the restriction of IM but allow the usage of P-Chat. So without further a-do, the options: Option 1 – Keep Using the Group Chat 2010 Client MICROSOFT LYNC 2010 GROUP CHAT UPGRADEGiven the desire to upgrade to the newer client and newer back-end, a few options are available, all with caveats and issues to consider. One of the big advancements with Lync 2013 was that the Persistent Chat client was built-in to the normal Lync client application and did not require the deployment of a separate application like Group Chat 2010. I’ll openly admit I struggled with understanding why one would require to do that, but it was a business requirement by the managers of the specific business units so we simply had to take it as-is and move on. IM must be disabled for the users who utilize Persistent Chat". ![]() In the midst of a 2010 to 2013 migration, a requirement was proposed that was, well, one of those ‘head scratcher’ asks: "We are upgrading from Group Chat 2010 to Persistent Chat but we don't want Persistent Chat users to be able to IM each other. ![]()
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