
Microsoft spokesperson explained, "The first time a user clicks on a link in Outlook after this feature is activated, it will open in Edge. "This is in contrast to WebView2, which displays web elements inside standalone desktop apps." "Outlook in Edge displays a view of the Outlook Web App optimized for the dimensions of the pane, similar to opening two tabs side-by-side," a Microsoft spokesperson told The Register. In its support documentation, Microsoft says "browser links from the Outlook app will open in Microsoft Edge by default" in Edge's sidebar pane. This behavior has become the new default. The first time a user clicks on a link in Outlook after this feature is activated, it will open in Edge To disable the automatic adding of user signatures the following PowerShell script can be executed to automate the process.Liat Ben-Zur, corporate VP of Microsoft 365 consumer and web experiences, explained that customers with a 365 Personal or Family subscription will be able "choose to open browser links from the Outlook app in Microsoft Edge right alongside the email they’re from in the Edge sidebar pane, so you can easily access, read, and respond to the message using your matching authenticated profile." In case users have already added a custom signature, following the above steps will not disable the existing signature from being inserted by Outlook, only disable the access to the feature. Modifying these settings can in some cases take a couple of hours to propagate to all users in the organization.

If the "Email Signature" option is not visible, click the "More options." link at the bottom of the list.In the dialog box, select the "features" tab

Add or edit the policy assigned to the users where the feature should be disabledĦ. Select the "Outlook Web App policies" tab.Ĥ. Navigate the the "Exchange admin center".ģ. This article will teach you how to do so.ġ. To prevent this, a policy can be created, which disables this feature for all users. By default, users are allowed to create and modify their own email signatures in Outlook Web App.
