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htcfreek
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Oct 22, 2020

[NEED HELP; IMPORTANT] GPO to block export to pinterest and office in collections

Hey.   I configured the policy CollectionsServicesAndExportsBlocklist but it didn't work. The export to Pinterest and MS Office is not blocked.   I need this GPO. And that it is broken block the ...
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Oct 22, 2020

htcfreek We're sorry to hear that you're having some difficulties with that GPO! Tagging in Kelly_Y who can help provide more Enterprise-specific information.

 

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    Kelly_Y
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    Oct 22, 2020

    Thanks, Deleted !

     

    Hi htcfreek  - We can definitely look into it!  

     

    I would like to understand the issue a little better.  To confirm, you've configured the CollectionsServicesAndExportsBlockList policy but when you go to your Collections you still see and can use the option to Send to Excel, OneNote, Word and Pinterest.  Is that the correct steps to reproduce?  

     
     

    Thanks! 

     

    -Kelly 

     

     
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      htcfreek
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      Oct 22, 2020

      Kelly_Y 

      Thanks for your fast reaction.

       

      Yes you are right.

      I have enabled the policy "CollectionsServicesAndExportsBlockList" and added the value "pinterest_suggestions" to the list. (The policy is set as mandatory user policy.) Then I have updated the policies on the machine and started Edge. (Under edge://policy I can see the configured policy. It is shown as enabled, with the correct value and with the state "okay".)  But when I open the menu in the collections pane I can see and click the entries for exporting the collection to Word, Excel, OneNote or Pinterest.

       

      1. I would expect that I don't see the Pinterest destination in the menu, because I have added them to the list.

      2. I asked me if I need to enter additional entries to the list for blocking the Office destinations. For me it was not completely clear if I need additional entries for them. (I think the doc could be a little more detailed here. - Something like this: "If you enable this policy the office destinations will be hidden. Additionally you can add more destinations like Pinterest to the block list which will be blocked then.")

      3. It is not the use case in our company, but maybe the use case in other companies: I think it would make sense when the office destinations could be disabled with additional entries like "office_excel", "office_word", "office_OneNote". There will be companies which need the export to one or all office apps, but don't want to have the Pinterest destination.

       

      Best regards 

      htcfreek

       

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        Kelly_Y
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        Oct 22, 2020

        htcfreek Thanks for sending over the additional details!  I've reached out to our team that owns the CollectionsServicesAndExportsBlockList policy to discuss.  I'll follow up once we've investigated.  

         

        -Kelly

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