The last updates for these scripts occurred in June for all three versions. In this update, .NET 4.8 is now added as the default and .NET 4.7.2 is now removed as an option. The updated scripts can be found here: Exchange 2019 v1.12 Prerequisite Script Exchange 2016 v1.18 Prerequisite Script Exchange 2013 V1.21 Prerequisite Script…
Self Service Licensing for Users – Bad Idea!
** UPDATE ** Looks like Microsoft listened to all of the criticism and made some good changes. Is it perfect? No, but it is better than the original proposal by Microsoft: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/commerce/subscriptions/self-service-purchase-faq ** Back to the Original ** Microsoft is releasing a new ‘feature’ for the middle of November 2019 that will allow for user…
Security and Compliance Center PowerShell – Broken Stuff
I decided that I needed to post this on my blog as there are many issues out there in the Security and Compliance Center that remain to be fixed despite the obvious fact that they are broken. If you are new to the Security and Compliance Center, start with the links at the bottom in…
Public Folder Replica Script – Office 365 Preparation
Public Folders. Yes. Even in 2019 we are still talking about Public Folders. Whether this is so we can remove them, fix them or sync them to Office 365, they are still around. For the last option, syncing Public Folders to Office 365, first you may think ‘Why?’, but come to the conclusion that you…
Quick Powershell Stuff 30
Wanted to share an interesting find while using PowerShell in Exchange 2019. The cmdlet is ‘Get-OrganizationConfig’ and I Was looking over some information from a summary report I had exported for a client and noticed an interesting field called ‘OrganizationSummary’. So I did a little digging. We see this information about the Exchange environment:
Adding Exchange 2016 CU14 to Hybrid Exchange 2010/3
Recently Microsoft has made some changes where you are required to run a few extra commands prior to upgrading your Exchange 2016 servers to the latest Cumulative Update (CU) 14. The change relates to permissions needed for Exchange and the first change was made in CU12 for Exchange 2016 – KB4490059. A further change was…
New Book – Practical PowerShell Security and Compliance Center
UPDATED – Amazon and Barnes and Noble added the title For those of you who have read my blog over the past few years, you may have noticed that a lot of my posts concern PowerShell. Those who have read my books on Exchange 2016 and Exchange Online also know that I dabble in PowerShell…
Exchange 2019 Built-In Scripts – Quick Blog Post
First, let me address why I haven’t written a blog post in a while. As of now I am still deep into producing quite a few Practical PowerShell books. I am the solo author on three books that I am aiming to get out by end of December. There is also a fourth book I…
Updated Exchange 2016 and 2019 Prerequisite Scripts. AGAIN!
Yes, I know, too many updates. However, I want these scripts to be as useful as possible. So. Here is another update on TWO of my Exchange Prerequisite installation scripts: Exchange 2016 – Version 1.17 Exchange 2019 – Version 1.11 Leave feedback if you like them! and if not… add something to the Q&A or…
Microsoft MVP – 7th Year!
As always, I am humbled and honored to receive this award from Microsoft. Feels good to know that I am contributing to the Exchange, PowerShell and Office 365 community. This is now my seventh Microsoft MVP award and one where I also received a second category of Cloud and DataCenter Management in addition to my…
