@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@ class UwpAppGroupRemover : IOperation
5151 { UwpAppGroup . Calculator , [ "Microsoft.WindowsCalculator" ] } ,
5252 { UwpAppGroup . Camera , [ "Microsoft.WindowsCamera" ] } ,
5353 { UwpAppGroup . Clock , [ "Microsoft.WindowsAlarms" ] } ,
54- { UwpAppGroup . CommunicationsApps , [ "microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps" , "Microsoft.People" ] } ,
54+ { UwpAppGroup . CommunicationsApps , [
55+ "microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps" ,
56+ "Microsoft.People" ,
57+ "Microsoft.OutlookForWindows"
58+ ] } ,
5559 { UwpAppGroup . Copilot , [ "Microsoft.Copilot" , "Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub" ] } ,
5660 { UwpAppGroup . Cortana , [ "Microsoft.549981C3F5F10" ] } ,
5761 { UwpAppGroup . HelpAndFeedback , [
@@ -116,7 +120,10 @@ public UwpAppGroupRemover(UwpAppGroup[] appsToRemove, UwpAppRemovalMode removalM
116120 this . serviceRemover = serviceRemover ;
117121
118122 postUninstallOperationsForGroup = new Dictionary < UwpAppGroup , Action > {
119- { UwpAppGroup . CommunicationsApps , RemoveOneSyncServiceFeature } ,
123+ { UwpAppGroup . CommunicationsApps , ( ) => {
124+ RemoveOneSyncServiceFeature ( ) ;
125+ PreventAutomaticOutlookInstallation ( ) ;
126+ } } ,
120127 { UwpAppGroup . Cortana , HideCortanaFromTaskBar } ,
121128 { UwpAppGroup . Maps , RemoveMapsServicesAndTasks } ,
122129 { UwpAppGroup . Messaging , RemoveMessagingService } ,
@@ -274,6 +281,15 @@ private void RemoveOneSyncServiceFeature()
274281 rebootFlag . UpdateIfNeeded ( featuresRemover . IsRebootRecommended ) ;
275282 }
276283
284+ private void PreventAutomaticOutlookInstallation ( )
285+ {
286+ ui . PrintMessage ( "Blocking automatic installation of the new Outlook app via registry edits..." ) ;
287+ using RegistryKey key = RegistryUtils . LocalMachine64 . CreateSubKey (
288+ @"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\Orchestrator\UScheduler_Oobe"
289+ ) ;
290+ key . SetValue ( "BlockedOobeUpdaters" , """["MS_Outlook"]""" ) ;
291+ }
292+
277293 private void DisableStoreFeaturesAndServices ( )
278294 {
279295 ui . PrintMessage ( "Disabling Microsoft Store features..." ) ;
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