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Disable ADAL via Registry per computer
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February 4, 2020Disable ADAL via Registry per computer
Problem
Various authentication issues including:
- O365 profiles sets up instead of on prem mailbox
- Outlook wont authenticate on Office 365
- Outlook wont authenticate on Office 365 with SSO
Cause
ADAL is the new authentication method for azure cloud solutions. It over-rides the standard kerberos, basic and NTLM protocols.
Solution
ADAL can be disabled by registry key:
To disable modern authentication on a device, set the following registry keys:
| Registry key | Type | Value |
| HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\Identity\EnableADAL | REG_DWORD | 0 |
