Do not display the reading pane

Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

Registry

HKCU software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options

Value name: disablereadingpane

Enabled: disablereadingpane = 1

Disabled: disablereadingpane = 0

Description

By default, the Reading Pane is enabled only in the mail module and located on the right hand side of the window. This setting allows you to disable the reading pane.