Fix 1.
Resetting Your internet tool tweaks
Sometimes, internet tool tweaks can lead to the Organizations Policies Are Preventing error.
To reset your web client controls, do these things.
Step 1: Open theEdge browserand click thethree-dot iconfrom the top-right corner.
Step 2: SelectSettings.
Here, clickReset settingsfrom the left sidebar.
Step 3: Click Restore controls to their original defaults and thenResetto confirm the action.
After resetting your web client options, restart Outlook and try opening links in your emails.
You could be prevented from opening links in Outlook due to incorrect registry parameters.
Youll have to check HKEY CLASSES ROOT.html and tweak it if theres some error.
Step 2: SelectHKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.
Scroll down to the.htmlfolder.
Edit the wrong entry and replace it with htmlfile.
If you do, try the next method to fix the issue.
Fix 3.
Note: Before operating any Registry changes, ensure to back up your rig.
If anything unexpected occurs, you might restore your data using the backup folder.
Now, these are the steps your friend or colleague should follow to export the HTMLFile Key.
Step 2: Right-click thehtmlfile folder, selectExport, andSavethe.reg file.
Once you receive the file, save it to your desktop.
Then,double-clickit to add the information it contains to your computers Registry.
see if Outlook can open hyperlinks now.
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