Corporate deployment via GPO

Add-ins Collection for Outlook

In this tutorial, you will find step-by-step instructions on how to deploy the Business edition of Add-ins Collection for Microsoft Outlook through a Group Policy Object. Also, you can deploy Add-ins Collection for Outlook via SCCM.

Create a GPO

  1. Run the Group Policy Manager:
    Create a GPO in this domain
  2. Create a new Group Policy Object:
    New GPO.
  3. Review the Group Policy Object and specify target sites, domains, and users:
    Add-ins Collection for Microsoft deployment.

Run the GPO Editor

  1. For the created GPO, add a new software installation package (User Configuration > Software Settings > Software Installation > New > Package):
    New Package.
  2. Select the outlook-addins-collection msi deployment package:
    Select excel-ultimate-suite-msi.
  3. Pick the deployment method:
    Pick the deployment method.
  4. Right-click the deployment package icon and select Properties:
    Pick Properties.
  5. Open the Deployment tab and make sure to check the Install this application at logon box:
    Check the Install this application at logon box.

Add registration information

To deploy registration information together with installation, add two string values to the registry (via User Configuration > Preferences > Windows Settings > Registry), for example:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Ablebits\Collection for Microsoft Outlook]
"RegistrationName"="Dana Scully"
"ProductKey"="TCLL6-XXXXX-4KXE6-XXXXX-TM6SP-XXXXX"