Please note that the advice on this page reduces Outlook's security level and could leave you open to an exploit that takes over Outlook and sends mail on your behalf. We highly recommend you use up-to-date antivirus software that Outlook can detect and leave these settings alone.
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I am seeking guidance on how to allow a program (in this case copernic desktop search) programmatic access to outlook 2016 Operating System Microsoft Windows 6.2 Professional 64-bit E-mail Microsoft(R) Outlook 16.0.6741.2063 Copernic Desktop Search 5 Version 5.2.1.9280 In the past I have opened outlook as an administrator and ticked never warn me about suspicious activity Recently something has changed and those options are grayed out
But, when all else fails.. there is a way to disable the programmatic access warning in Outlook 2007 and up. Note that these settings apply to access to the Outlook Object Model, SimpleMAPI access to Outlook has its own registry key.
How can I change the programmatic access options. They are greyed out and I cannot change them. I have an application that sends email out. I have to click on the allow/deny for each email. I want to be able to turn this off and on so I can avoid this message.
These settings are only enabled if the current user is an administrator on the computer. Non-administrator users can see the current setting but will not be able to change it. Programmatic Access settings can also be controlled through Group Policy.
Run Outlook as Administrator
Note: To change the Programmatic Access setting in Outlook's Trust Center, you need to run Outlook as an Administrator. You only need run as administrator one time, and once you make the change it will be in effect for all Outlook profiles on the computer.
When Outlook is pinned to the desktop Taskbar, hold Ctrl+Shift and right click on the Taskbar icon.
To use a Outlook.exe found using Windows Search, right click on the Outlook shortcut and choose Run as Administrator Hyper-v manager hyper-v server 2019. from the menu. If you don't see Run as Administrator listed as an option, hold Ctrl+Shift as you right click on the Outlook shortcut.
After Outlook loads, go to Tools, Trust Center (Outlook 2007) or File, Options, Trust Center (Outlook 2010 and up) and change the Programmatic Access setting.
The next time you restart Outlook, start it in 'normal' mode.
Edit the Registry
If you prefer to edit the registry instead, you need to add the following key to the registry (create the key if it doesn't exist).
You'll need to restart Outlook for the changes to take effect.
Outlook 2016
You can also set the keys below. As always, if the keys don't exist in the registry, you'll need to create them.
Outlook 2013
You can also set the keys below. As always, if the keys don't exist in the registry, you'll need to create them.
Outlook 2010
Outlook 2007
If you are using Outlook 2007, the keys are as follows. Do It For Me
If you don't want to use Run as Administrator or Edit the registry, we have the following registry files you can download and run. These files set the values in both keys.
Double click to run the registry file. After adding the keys to the registry, you'll need to restart Outlook for the changes to take effect.
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Note that you may need to right click and use Save as (or Save Link as in Firefox) - make sure the file extension is .reg.
Simple MAPI
The section above applies to Object Model access, but it's also possible to send mail using Windows SimpleMAPI, which works with the default email client, which may not be Outlook. If you are sending email using SimpleMAPI, you need to set PromptSimpleMAPISend value to avoid the Allow/Deny dialog.
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If you don't want to edit the registry to add the PromptSimpleMAPISend value to the registry, use one of the prepared reg files to set the key.
Double click to run the registry file. After adding the keys to the registry, you'll need to restart Outlook for the changes to take effect.
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These tools will allow you to bypass the security settings.
More Information
Description of the Office Outlook 2007 hotfix package (Outlook-x-none.msp): April 26, 2011
Security Behavior of the Outlook Object Model A macro is a series of commands that you can use to automate a repeated task, and can be run when you have to perform the task. This article has information about the risks involved when you work with macros, and you can learn about how to enable or disable macros in the Trust Center. If you're looking for information on creating macros please see Quick start: Create a macro.
Newer VersionsOffice 2007
In this articleEnable macros when the Message Bar appears
When you open a file that has macros, the yellow message bar appears with a shield icon and the Enable Content button. If you know the macro, or macros, are from a reliable source, use the following instructions:
The following image is an example of the Message Bar when macros are in the file.
Enable macros in the Backstage view
Another method to enable macros in a file is via the Microsoft Office Backstage view, the view that appears after you click the File tab, when the yellow Message Bar appears.
The following image is an example of the Enable Content options.
Enable macros for one time when the Security Warning appears
Use the following instructions to enable macros for the duration that the file is open. When you close the file, and then reopen it, the warning appears again.
Change macro settings in the Trust Center
Macro settings are located in the Trust Center. However, if you work in an organization, the system administrator might have changed the default settings to prevent anyone from changing settings.
Important: When you change your macro settings in the Trust Center, they are changed only for the Office program that you are currently using. The macro settings are not changed for all your Office programs.
The following image is the Macro Settings area of the Trust Center.
Use the information in the following section to learn more about macro settings.
Macro settings explained
Note: Microsoft Publisher and Microsoft Access have no Trust access to the VBA project model object option.
What is a macro, who makes them, and what is the security risk?
Macros automate frequently used tasks to save time on keystrokes and mouse actions. Many were created by using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) and are written by software developers. However, some macros can pose a potential security risk. A person with malicious intent, also known as a hacker, can introduce a destructive macro in a file that can spread a virus on your computer or into your organization's network.
In this articleWhat is a macro and what is the security risk?
Macros automate frequently-used tasks; many are created with VBA and are written by software developers. However, some macros pose a potential security risk. A person with malicious intent can introduce a destructive macro, in a document or file, which can spread a virus on your computer.
Enable or disable macros with the Trust Center
Macro security settings are located in the Trust Center. However, if you work in an organization, your system administrator might have changed the default settings to prevent anyone from changing any settings.
Note: When you change your macro settings in the Trust Center, they are changed only for the Office program that you are currently using. The macro settings are not changed for all your Office programs.
Which 2007 Microsoft Office system program are you using?Access
Excel
Tip: You can open the macro security settings dialog box from the Developer tab in the Ribbon, which is part of the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface. If the Developer tab is not available, click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click Excel Options. Click Popular, and then select the Show Developer tab in the Ribbon check box.
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PowerPoint
Tip: You can open the macro security settings dialog box from the Developer tab in the Ribbon, which is part of the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface. If the Developer tab is not available, click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click PowerPoint Options. Click Popular, and then select the Show Developer tab in the Ribbon check box.
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Word
Tip: You can open the macro security settings dialog box from the Developer tab in the Ribbon, which is part of the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface. If the Developer tab is not available, click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click Word Options. Click Popular, and then select the Show Developer tab in the Ribbon check box.
How can the Trust Center help protect me from unsafe macros?
Before enabling a macro in a document, the Trust Center checks for the following information:
If the Trust Center detects a problem with any of these, the macro is disabled by default, and the Message Bar appears to notify you of a potentially unsafe macro.
To enable the macro click Options on the Message Bar, a security dialog box opens. See the next section for information about making decisions about macros and security.
Note: In Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 and Microsoft Office Publisher 2007, security alerts appear in dialog boxes, not in the Message Bar.
A security warning asks if I want to enable or disable a macro. What should I do?
When the Securty Options dialog appears, you can enable the macro or leave it disabled. You should enable the macro if you are sure it is from a trustworthy source.
Important: If you are sure the document and macro are from a trustworthy source and have a valid signature, and you do not want to be notified about them again, instead of changing the default Trust Center settings to a less safe macro security setting, you can click Trust all documents from this publisher in the security dialog box. This adds the publisher to your Trusted Publishers list in the Trust Center. All software from that publisher is trusted. In the case where the macro doesn't have a valid signature, but you trust it and don't want to be notified again, instead of changing the default Trust Center settings to a less safe macro security setting, it is better to move the document to a Add, remove, or change a trusted location. Documents in trusted locations are allowed to run without being checked by the Trust Center security system.
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Depending on the situation, the security dialog box describes the specific problem. The following table lists the possible problems and offers advice on what you should or should not do in each case.
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We’re using an application which can send notification messages to our customers. It does this via Outlook but for each email that we send out we get the warning below:
A program is trying to send an e-mail message on your behalf. If this is unexpected, click Deny and verify your antivirus software is up-to-date.
We then have to wait a few seconds before a progress bar is to 100% before we can click on Allow.
Needless to say, this is very annoying and quite a time suck as it does this for every email.
Is there a way to suppress these security alerts even if it is just for this application?
Outlook gives that warning message when an add-in or application wants to send an email or access Outlook data in an unexpected or insecure way.
Two other variants which you may encounter are
A program is trying to access e-mail address information stored in Outlook. If this is unexpected, click Deny and verify your antivirus software is up-to-date.
and
A program is trying to perform an action that may result in an e-mail message being sent on your behalf. If this is unexpected, click Deny and verify your antivirus software is up-to-date.
Nowadays, getting any of these prompt actually shouldn’t be much of an issue anymore as most add-ins and applications have been updated to prevent triggering these security prompts. Besides, by default, Outlook is configured to not show these alerts when your virus scanner is up-to-date.
If you still get one of the prompts you can undertake several actions to prevent them from popping up again.
This annoying wait dialog should not come up under normal circumstances. Check for updates of the add-in or application
Initially, it is up to the add-in developer to properly integrate his/her solution with Outlook and prevent the security prompts from happening.
If you are working with an older version of the software, check with the vendor or developer of the product to get the latest version.
As the add-in developer, you can work with Redemption, developed by fellow Outlook MVP Dmitry Streblechenko, which makes it easier to program your solution without triggering such prompts (and makes it easier to program against Outlook in general as well).
Trust Center Settings
Since Outlook 2007, no security prompts will be shown when you have a virus scanner installed which reports its status to Windows and reports its status as “Valid”.
In this configuration, you shouldn’t get any security prompts. The greyed out settings can only be changed when you start Outlook with administrative privileges.
The greyed out settings above determine whether or not a prompt is being shown. The default setting is: Warn me about suspicious activity when my antivirus software is inactive or out-of-date (recommended)
This means that a security prompt is only triggered when your antivirus status is reported as “Invalid”.
The other 2 options either always show or never show security prompts regardless of the antivirus status.
As the settings are greyed out, you can only change them when you start Outlook with administrator privileges. You can do this from the context menu that you get when you hold the SHIFT button while right clicking on the Outlook shortcut button in Taskbar while Outlook is closed. For other methods and detailed instructions with screenshots see:
Group Policy and Registry settings
Within a domain, an administrator can deploy the Programmatic Access Security settings via Group Policies to prevent the security prompts from ever showing up.
For this, the following options should then be set:
This results in the following Registry keys being set:
Key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftOffice<version>OutlookSecurity Value name: AdminSecurityMode Value type: REG_DWORD Value: 3
Key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftOffice<version>OutlookSecurity Value name: PromptOOMSend Value name: PromptOOMAddressBookAccess Value name: PromptOOMAddressInformationAccess Value name: PromptOOMMeetingTaskRequestResponse Value name: PromptOOMSaveAs Value name: PromptOOMFormulaAccess Value name: PromptSimpleMAPISend Value name: PromptSimpleMAPINameResolve Value name: PromptSimpleMAPIOpenMessage Value type: REG_DWORD Value: 2
You’ll find Registry files to disable all the Programmatic Security prompts for Outlook 2007, Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2013 in the download below for use in non-domain environments.
Download: disableprogrammaticsecurity.zip
MAPILab Advanced Security Add-in
So either having a valid virus scanner installed or disabling the prompts altogether will prevent the alert from being triggered.
Obviously, the option “Always warn me about suspicious activity” is the most secure but also the most annoying setting.
With the MAPILab Advanced Security Add-in, you can set Outlook in this most secure mode but at the same also create a white list of applications for which the security prompt should not be shown.
Outlook Programmatic Access Disabled Email
For more information about and to download this free add-in from MAPILab see: MAPILab Advanced Security
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