How To Add Profile Picture To Outlook Email 2016

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OpenControl Panel (clickWindows button and typeControl Panel).
Click the Mail (32-bit) application.
Click the Show Profiles button
Click the Add… button to add a new profile.
Name it UnifiedTenant.
Complete the steps for adding your account.
Make sure the new UnifiedTenant profile is set as your default profile.

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Original KB number: 3049193

Symptoms

Adding Your Picture To Outlook 2016

In Microsoft Outlook 2010 and later versions, you discover that contact photos are missing from email messages and from contacts in the global address list (GAL). The following screenshots show an example of this issue in Outlook 2016.

You expect the contact photo to be displayed in Outlook, resembling the following.

You also discover that contact photos are missing in Skype for Business or Lync, as shown in the following screenshot.

Cause

This issue occurs when the Show user photographs when available check box is cleared in the Outlook Options dialog box.

How To Add Picture To Outlook Profile 2016

Resolution Method 1 - Outlook Options

On the File menu in Outlook, select Options, and then select People (or Contacts in Outlook 2010).
Enable the Show user photographs when available check box.
Select OK.
Close and restart Outlook, and Skype for Business or Lync.

Resolution Method 2 - Group Policy

If you are using Group Policy to manage this setting, disable the Do not display photograph policy setting.

To update an existing policy that's configured to disable the Show user photographs when available option, follow these steps:

Start the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC).
Under User Configuration, expand Administrative Templates to locate the policy node for your template.
- When you are using the Office16.admx and Office16.adml templates, this node is named Microsoft Office 2016.
- When you are using the Office15.admx and Office15.adml templates, this node is named Microsoft Office 2013.
Under Contact Card, double-click Do not display photograph.
Select Disabled or Not Configured, and then select OK.
Select OK for the rest of the dialog boxes.