Outlook Does not have Lync or Skype meeting option

Outlook do not have Lync/Skype meeting option

 

Solution 1 – enable Lync/Skype meeting add in from COM Add-ins

If this behaviour occurs, you have to manually enable the Lync Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Office 2013 in Outlook.

1. Start Outlook.
2. On the File menu, click Options.
3. In the navigation pane, click Add-Ins.
4. On the Manage menu, click COM Add-ins, and then click Go.
5. In the COM Add-Ins dialog box, select the Lync Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Office 2013 check box, and then click OK.
   
   The following figure shows the COM Add-Ins dialog box with the Lync Meeting add-in for Microsoft Office 2013 add-in enabled:
   
   

Note If you receive the following error message during step 5, make sure that you are logged on to the local computer through an administrator account.

The add-in is installed for all users of the computer, and can only be connected or disconnected by an administrator.

 

Solution 2  

If skype meeting add-in is getting disabled automatically after restarting Outlook, following registry changes had to be done to fix load behavior of plugin.

• In Registry Editor, locate the following sub key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins\UcAddin.LyncAddin.1
• In the details pane, double-click LoadBehavior.
• If the value in the Value data box is not 3, change it to 3 and then click OK.

 

Solution 3

If Skype add-in is still getting disabled, examine HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE hive and make changes as below if required

• In Registry Editor, locate the following sub key:
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins\UcAddin.LyncAddin.1
• In the details pane, double-click LoadBehavior. If the value in the Value data box is not 3, change it to 3 and then click OK.