<p>Exchange Server administrators typically use Group Policy settings to control the way Outlook isconfigured for the end user. Unfortunately, Group Policy-based configurations don't always work asintended. You can use these five steps to troubleshoot Outlook Group Policy settings when things gowrong.1. Check the administrative template version.</p><p>If your Outlook Group Policy settings aren't being applied correctly, check the version of theadministrative template you're using. The Officeadministrative templates are version-specific, so the template version must match the versionof Outlook being used.</p><p>Suppose you have the Group Policy settings working correctly for Outlook 2010. If you were toupgrade to Outlook2013, those Group Policy settings would not apply because the underlying templates areversion-specific.</p><p>Organizations that have used Office for many years often accumulate multiple administrativetemplates. It's important to make sure you're applying the Group Policy settings to the correcttemplate. The administrative templates exist side-by-side in the GroupPolicy Editor, so it's easy to accidentally click the wrong template.2. Check for contradictory policy settings.</p><p><a href="http://searchexchange.techtarget.com/tip/Five-ways-to-troubleshoot-Outlook-Group-Policy-setting-problems">Keep reading...</a></p>