I would like disable Gallery View on specific client machines. Is there a relatively straightforward way to do this such as Policy Editor, registry entry, or perhaps PowerShell calls to Lync SDK?  Would rather not have to write something for Lync2013 in UI Suppression Mode...

Thanks!

I would like disable Gallery View on specific client machines. Is there a relatively straightforward way to do this such as Policy Editor, registry entry, or perhaps PowerShell calls to Lync SDK?  Would rather not have to write something for Lync2013 in UI Suppression Mode...

Thanks!

• Merged by Eason HuangMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator 6 hours 21 minutes ago duplicate

I would like disable Gallery View on specific client machines. Is there a relatively straightforward way to do this such as Policy Editor, registry entry, or perhaps PowerShell calls to Lync SDK?  Would rather not have to write something for Lync2013 in UI Suppression Mode...

Thanks!

• Merged by Eason HuangMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Thursday, March 12, 2015 12:58 AM duplicate

I would like disable Gallery View on specific client machines. Is there a relatively straightforward way to do this such as Policy Editor, registry entry, or perhaps PowerShell calls to Lync SDK?  Would rather not have to write something for Lync2013 in UI Suppression Mode...

Thanks!

• Merged by Eason HuangMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Thursday, March 12, 2015 12:58 AM duplicate

I would like disable Gallery View on specific client machines. Is there a relatively straightforward way to do this such as Policy Editor, registry entry, or perhaps PowerShell calls to Lync SDK?  Would rather not have to write something for Lync2013 in UI Suppression Mode...

Thanks!

• Merged by Eason HuangMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Thursday, March 12, 2015 12:58 AM duplicate

Hi,

In Lync Server 2013, you configure Gallery View video conferencing in conferencing policy. Gallery View is turned on by default. If you do not want to allow Gallery View, or want to allow it for only some users, you need to turn off the feature in conferencing policy.

Configure Gallery View with the following conferencing policy settings:

AllowMultiview   This parameter controls whether a user is allowed to organize Gallery View video conferences. This parameter applies to scheduled and ad-hoc meetings created by the user.

EnableMultiviewJoin   This parameter controls whether a participant in a meeting receives the Gallery View video experience in meetings that allow it. This parameter controls the user's experience in any meeting in which he or she participates.

More details:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj204871.aspx

Best Regards,
Eason Huang

I would recommend Eason's answer and set this policy at a user level.  This would prevent users from using Gallery View. 

To directly answer, I don't believe you can set this at a client level.  If you have a client that you never want to use Gallery View for, regardless if the user is allowed to use it elsewhere, you might consider Lync Basic: https://support.office.com/en-nz/article/What-is-Lync-Basic-a1821c3d-7631-483c-8791-3d16b10b844d