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# Deactivate Outlook with Registry Key

## If you are using Outlook in a company environment, you might notice that Memtime shows repeated permission messages after 10 minutes. This happens because Outlook has strict security settings that are often managed by your company's IT team.

### 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)

**Additional note for IT admins:**

You can deploy this registry key via Group Policy (GPO) by using Registry Preferences, because Memtime provides a raw registry key.

If you are unsure how to apply this in your specific setup, you can describe your use case in a tool like ChatGPT to get additional guidance.

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