Corporate deployment via GPO

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
• Run the GPO Editor
• Add registration information

Create a GPO

1. Run the Group Policy Manager:
   
2. Create a new Group Policy Object:
   
3. Review the Group Policy Object and specify target sites, domains, and users:
   

Run the GPO Editor

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