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A few weeks ago, I posted a poll concerning PowerShell on Exchange 2016 and the Get-Help cmdlets. Here are the results: As we can see, There is a near 2-1 ration of those who use Get-Help, even occasionally, to those who don’t use it at all. This would seem to indicate that this is a…

Three years ago I wrote a script to create an XML file to be used for Custom Sensitive Information Types, which you can read HERE. This script could be used to create an XML file for Exchange 2013 or Exchange 2016. For office 365 the XML file was importable into Exchange Online (ExO). Times have…

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Final Update As a final note to this saga, Microsoft is now advising that it is OK to update .NET and then Update the CU to handle and bridge CU upgrade issues. This happened earlier this year and I wanted to make sure this was clear at the top of the article: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/rmilne/2017/03/27/exchange-2013-cu16-and-exchange-2016-cu5-net-framework-requirement/ With the…

This morning I received my fifth MVP Award notice and felt elated that Microsoft would award me once again. Getting the award this year seems to mean just a little more than usual. For one, I published my first book Practical PowerShell – Exchange Server 2016 with fellow Office Server and Services MVP Dave Stork….

When it comes to Exchange Server, having WSUS or automatic updates is a rather bad idea. There are many updates that can cause havoc on an Exchange server and are best avoided if possible. Currently the best example of this is .NET Framework for Windows Servers. .NET has had many updates over the past year…

Migrations from Exchange On-Premises to Exchange Online can be complex if you are new to the process. Knowing what translates and what does not when it comes to the migration process can be extremely helpful. For Example, there are certain items in Exchange that need to be recreated in Exchange Online in order for functionality…

Security and Compliance Center (Office 365) For this meeting we’ll be meeting at the Microsoft Store on Michigan Ave. in Chicago. Microsoft offered this meeting place up to us as something cool and different. Make sure to come at 6:00 PM for networking and food. We have two presentations for the meeting: Security and Compliance…

Thought I would share a weird error I experience in a while with Exchange CU installations. First, let me provide a little background: Environment Exchange 2010 SP3 UR15 Hybrid configuration Office 365 tenant with E3 licenses The client is at the end of their migration of mailboxes to Office 365. We are cleaning up the…

During a routine update of an Exchange server, a client of mine had an issue with a Security Update for Exchange 2013 CU12. This patch, KB3184736, showed Status – Failed in the Windows Update History. After the install failed, Exchange Admin Console would not load, the Exchange Management Shell also could not connect to Exchange…