When Outlook connects to an Exchange 2016 server it can happen that autodiscover takes long time when setting up a new profile. ( … up to 20 minutes )
This can be solved by implementing the following 2 registry keys on the PC running the Outlook client. ( Outlook should be closed )
Please choose the appropriate Office version when navigating down the registry path. ( this example is for Office 2013 = 15.0 ) :
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\AutoDiscover
DWORD 32 bit ExcludeHttpsRootDomain 1
and
DWORD 32 bit ExcludeHttpsAutoDiscoverDomain 1
Office Versions :
2010 = 14.0
2013 = 15.0
2016 = 16.0
The annoyance that autodiscover takes long time will be gone with these registry entries.
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