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Clear the Location drop-down list on appointments

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Last reviewed on April 5, 2021     49 Comments

Outlook appointments show a drop-down list for Location, populated with the most recently used locations added to appointments. You cannot populate this list with your own preferred locations, or delete a location from the list. You can, however, clear the list by closing Outlook, removing a value in the Windows registry and then restarting Outlook. Always make a backup of the registry before making any changes.

While you cannot populate the locations easily, you can add new locations and force older locations to drop off the list because the list is limited to the last 10 locations used. Create a new appointment and add a location then save it. Repeat for each additional location. This obviously works best if you want to replace older locations, not the last location you used.

To select a location from the most recently used locations, click the arrow on the right side to display the MRU list.

Location field and MRU list on an Appointment

Delete LocationMRU Key

Press Windows Key + R to open the Run command and type regedit then press Enter.

Browse to the following path, right click on LocationMRU and select Delete.

In Outlook 2016, 2019, 365, the value is found at:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Preferences\LocationMRU

Outlook 2013
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Preferences\LocationMRU

Outlook 2010
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Outlook\Preferences\LocationMRU

Outlook 2007
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\Preferences\LocationMRU

Outlook 2003
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Preferences\LocationMRU

Outlook 2002
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Preferences\LocationMRU

Outlook 2000
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Outlook\Preferences\LocationMRU

Outlook will automatically add the value back into the registry the next time you set a location on an appointment.
 

Do It For Me

If you prefer not to edit the registry yourself, you can use the appropriate .reg file for your version of Outlook. Simply download the file and run it (answering the prompts when they come up.)

Outlook 2016, 2019, 365 Outlook 2013
Outlook 2010 Outlook 2007 Outlook 2003
Outlook 2002

Clear the Location drop-down list on appointments was last modified: April 5th, 2021 by Diane Poremsky

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About Diane Poremsky

A Microsoft Outlook Most Valuable Professional (MVP) since 1999, Diane is the author of several books, including Outlook 2013 Absolute Beginners Book. She also created video training CDs and online training classes for Microsoft Outlook. You can find her helping people online in Outlook Forums as well as in the Microsoft Answers and TechNet forums.

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Liela Fuller (@guest_219997)
January 19, 2023 1:30 pm
#219997

Hello!

We are using Outlook 365 and I do not see the LocationMRU option in the registry.

Is there another way to do this?

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Diane Poremsky(@diane-poremsky)
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Reply to  Liela Fuller
January 20, 2023 12:16 am
#219999

Do you have the new location where it looks up addresses as you type?

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S Cona (@guest_218873)
November 11, 2021 7:22 am
#218873

My location history box stopped working on Outlook for MAC .. Any ideas?

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Diane Poremsky(@diane-poremsky)
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November 15, 2021 5:20 pm
#218885

What is your version/ build number? Do you have the New Outlook switch turned on?

Does the history stick until you restart Outlook?

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Mark Hall (@guest_217148)
November 4, 2020 5:21 am
#217148

Thank you! This also works for Outlook 2020 (I used the Outlook 2016 instructions).

Last edited 3 years ago by Mark Hall
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Wilfred (@guest_215710)
August 3, 2020 12:06 pm
#215710

Hi Diane, I have a question about the "Location" in the meeting template.

Is it possible to customise / override it so that when user clicks on it, it shows my custom popup to select specific meeting rooms by user?

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Diane Poremsky(@diane-poremsky)
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April 5, 2021 9:39 pm
#217853

Anything is possible using code. It might be better to use a custom form - custom field for your locations then the selection fills in the real location field.

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susan (@guest_214707)
February 4, 2020 7:53 pm
#214707

i cannot believe this is 2020 and they just keep tweaking these products until i want to throw everything out a tall building window. maybe just sign up for Gsuite and get it overwith LOOOOOOOOOOOOVED office 7

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susan (@guest_214706)
February 4, 2020 7:50 pm
#214706

this didn't help at all perhaps because we are networked?

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Diane Poremsky(@diane-poremsky)
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February 7, 2020 11:20 pm
#214726

Network wouldn't matter. What version of Outlook do you use?

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Michele McConnell (@guest_214154)
October 21, 2019 12:29 pm
#214154

The locationMRU file gets reset but 1 entry, the one I want to remove, remains - everytime

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dale anderson (@guest_197583)
April 1, 2016 10:39 am
#197583

My location history box stopped working on Outlook for MAC 2011. Any ideas?

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Diane Poremsky(@diane-poremsky)
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Reply to  dale anderson
April 1, 2016 12:21 pm
#197586

Did it stop working after installing the March security update?

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