Deactivate Outlook with Registry Key

What is causing this?

1. Outlook limits how long other apps can access its data
2. After a few minutes, Outlook blocks the connection automatically
3. When this happens, Memtime needs permission again to continue capturing activities

This is why you may see repeated notifications asking for access.

Can this be changed?

To address this, Memtime is designed to read a specific Registry key when it starts tracking. This key defines whether detailed tracking of Outlook activities is permitted, or whether Memtime should only record the overall duration of your time in Outlook without activity details.

Registry setup (for the IT team)

1. Press Win + R, type regedit, press Enter
   (accept UAC prompt)

2. Navigate to:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Memtime\Memtime
   
   

3. If the path does not exist, create it:

   • Right-click SOFTWARE → New → Key → Memtime

   • Right-click Memtime → New → Key → Memtime

4. In the right pane:

   • Right-click → New → DWORD (32-bit) Value

   • Name: AllowOutlookTracking

5. Set the value:

   • 0 = Outlook tracking disabled

   • 1 = Outlook tracking enabled

Notes

• The registry value is read once at application startup

• Changing the value requires a Memtime restart

• Registry hive is HKLM (machine-wide), suitable for Group Policy deployment

• If the key or value is missing, Memtime preserves existing behavior (tracking enabled)