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Exchange Server 2013 High Availability: What Would You Like to Know?
So far the feedback from readers of Deploying and Managing Exchange Server 2013 High Availability has been positive, but there’s always more to learn about a topic as complex as high availability....
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Exchange Server 2013 Setup Fails with Error “Couldn’t Find the Enterprise...
When attempting to install Exchange Server 2013 setup may fail with an error message: Setup encountered a problem while validating the state of Active Directory: Couldn’t find the Enterprise...
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Hybrid Mailbox Move Fails with Mismatched Archive GUID Error
While performing a remote mailbox move to off-board a user from Office 365 to Exchange Server 2013 on-premises you may encounter an error due to a mismatched archive GUID. Error:...
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New Updates Released for Exchange Server 2013, 2010 and 2007
The Microsoft Exchange Team has announced new update releases for all current versions of Exchange Server. The updates include: Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 7 Exchange Server 2010 SP3 Update...
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Completing Individual Move Requests from a Migration Batch
Mark left a comment asking whether he could complete the mailbox moves for only specific mailboxes that were included in a very large migration batch. Consider a scenario in which you create a...
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Exchange Server 2013 High Availability Q&A Recording Now Available
This week I got together on a Lync call with my fellow Exchange Server MVPs Michael Van Horenbeeck and Steve Goodman and we recorded a Q&A session about Exchange Server 2013 high availability. The...
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How to Remove an SSL Certificate from Exchange Server 2013
Victor asks: I assigned a new SSL cert to the SMTP service on my Exchange 2013 server and got the prompt about overwriting the old one. However, the old cert is still bound to the SMTP service and I...
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PowerShell Script to Remove Mailbox Folder Permissions
In a previous article I demonstrated how to use a PowerShell script to grant read-only permissions to an Exchange mailbox. The script achieves this by granting the “Reviewer” permission to each folder...
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Office 365 Exchange Online Message Size Onboarding Limit Increased to 150mb
Included in the latest round of Office 365 announcements is details of the new Exchange Online message size limit for onboarding (mailbox migrations). Previously the limit was 25mb (attachment size) +...
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How to Permanently Remove Deleted Users from Office 365
When you delete a user from the Office 365 control panel they are moved into a recycle bin for 30 days so that they can be recovered easily if the deletion was not intended. However, if you want to...
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Office 365 ProvisioningFailedException: Failed to Update One of the Recipient...
During an Office 365 migration (cutover migration in this case) you may encounter an error message on one or more of the users that is automatically provisioned for you in the cloud:...
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Exchange Server 2010 Reaches the End of Mainstream Support
This week, 13th January 2015 to be precise, marks the end of mainstream support for Exchange Server 2010. The product now enters the extended support phase, which will end in January 2020. What does...
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Amazon Enters the Cloud Email Race with WorkMail
Interesting news out of Amazon Web Services (AWS) this week with the announcement of WorkMail, Amazon’s cloud email service for businesses. On-premises email has many players competing but the cloud is...
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How to Block or Quarantine the Outlook for iOS and Android App in Exchange...
Microsoft has released the Outlook for iOS and Android app, which is intended to replace the OWA for Devices mobile client on Apple iOS and Google Android smartphones and tablets. The Outlook for iOS...
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Microsoft Wants to Improve Your Mobile Email Experience with the New Outlook...
Microsoft has launched Outlook for iOS and Android, a new mobile email client that is available for iOS and Android devices. This new app will replace the OWA for Devices app which remains available...
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Should You Block Outlook for iOS and Android?
Since the release of the Outlook for iOS and Android app, and my tutorial on how to block or quarantine the app using ActiveSync device access rules, a lot of people have asked me for a direct...
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Get-MailboxAuditLoggingReport.ps1 – PowerShell Script to Generate a Report of...
In Exchange Server environments where mailbox audit logging is used there may be a need to regularly generate reports of mailbox audit log data. I’ve written a PowerShell script,...
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How to Fix a Failed Database Content Index for Exchange Server 2013
Note: this tip applies to Exchange Server 2013 Mailbox servers that are not members of a Database Availability Group. For failed content indexes on DAG members refer to this article. On an Exchange...
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Outlook for iOS and Android Gets Updated with Support for PIN Policies
Microsoft has shipped an update for Outlook for iOS and Android that includes support for device PIN policies. The new version number with this feature for both iOS and Android versions is 1.0.4. Lack...
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Shared Mailbox Sent Items Changes Coming to Office 365
In Exchange Server 2010 there is a useful feature that allows an administrator to configure the sent items behavior for shared mailboxes. For example, this feature can be configured to automatically...
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