

Set-MailUser, Get-MailUser, New-MailUser, Remove-MailUser, Disable-MailUser and Enable-MailUser.With the updated Exchange Management Tools, domain admins and members of the Recipient Management EMT group (created through step 6 below) can use Windows PowerShell to run the following cmdlets without a running Exchange server:

Uninstalling the server removes critical information from Active Directory that breaks the ability of the management tool package to manage Exchange attributes. You can choose to shut down the server, and use the script to clean up, but DO NOT uninstall. For instructions, see Install the Exchange Management tools.ĭO NOT uninstall the last server. Use Exchange Setup in Exchange 2019 Cumulative Update 12 or later to install the latest Management tools on any domain-joined computer (client or server). You want to manage recipients without running any Exchange servers.You're running only one on-premises Exchange server and only for recipient management.You don't require auditing or logging of recipient management activity.You're comfortable using Windows PowerShell only for recipient management.You don't use or require the on-premises Exchange admin center or Exchange role-based access control (RBAC).You use AD for recipient management and cloud sync or Azure AD Connect for synchronization.You migrated all mailboxes and public folders to Exchange Online (no on-premises Exchange recipients).Will this new method work for me?Īn updated version of the Exchange Management Tools can eliminate the need for running an on-premises Exchange server if all of the following statements are true: For more information, see Why you may not want to decommission Exchange servers from on-premises. You can't modify on-premises recipients directly in Azure AD or Exchange Online, so you still need an on-premises Exchange server and directory synchronization via the cloud sync or Azure AD Connect tool.
