Monday, August 6, 2018
Outlook Does not have Lync or Skype meeting option
Outlook Does not have Lync or Skype meeting option
Outlook do not have Lync/Skype meeting option
Solution 1 � enable Lync/Skype meeting add in from COM Add-ins
If this behaviour occurs, you have to manually enable the Lync Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Office 2013 in Outlook.
- Start Outlook.
- On the File menu, click Options.
- In the navigation pane, click Add-Ins.
- On the Manage menu, click COM Add-ins, and then click Go.
- In the COM Add-Ins dialog box, select the Lync Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Office 2013 check box, and then click OK.
The following figure shows the COM Add-Ins dialog box with the Lync Meeting add-in for Microsoft Office 2013 add-in enabled:
Note If you receive the following error message during step 5, make sure that you are logged on to the local computer through an administrator account.
The add-in is installed for all users of the computer, and can only be connected or disconnected by an administrator.
Solution 2
If skype meeting add-in is getting disabled automatically after restarting Outlook, following registry changes had to be done to fix load behavior of plugin.
- In Registry Editor, locate the following sub key: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOfficeOutlookAddinsUcAddin.LyncAddin.1
- In the details pane, double-click LoadBehavior.
- If the value in the Value data box is not 3, change it to 3 and then click OK.
Solution 3
If Skype add-in is still getting disabled, examine HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE hive and make changes as below if required
- In Registry Editor, locate the following sub key:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWow6432NodeMicrosoftOfficeOutlookAddinsUcAddin.LyncAddin.1
- In the details pane, double-click LoadBehavior. If the value in the Value data box is not 3, change it to 3 and then click OK.
