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Hi All,

Finally Microsoft Lists is also available for Android.

Microsoft Lists - Google Play Store

Regards
Andres Bohren

Hi All,

Yesterday Microsoft released Microsoft Teams PowerShell Module 4.3.0 GA in PowerShell Gallery.

Seems to be mostly fixes.

MicrosoftTeams 4.3.0

Find-Module MicrosoftTeams
Install-Module MicrosoftTeams -Force

Check if the newest Module has been imported

Import-Module
Get-Module

Testing

Connect-MicrosoftTeams
Get-Team
Get-CsOnlineUser -Identity a.bohren@icewolf.ch | fl *Ent*,*host*,*voice*, *line*

Regards
Andres Bohren

Hi All,

Did you know that you can install Putty from the Microsoft Store?

But watch out for some “fakes” or other 3rd Partys that try to use well known Programs or App Names.

Regards
Andres Bohren

Hi All,

Jabra has released the January 2022 Version of theyr Jabra Direct Software (Version 5.13.11201)

The details can be found in the release notes

https://www.jabraheadsets.ch/support/release-notes/release-note-jabra-direct

Regards

Andres Bohren

Hi All,

Yesterday the AZ PowerShell Module 7.5.0 has been released

AZ PowerShell Module 7.5.0

https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/az/7.5.0

I have used my Cleanup-AZModules.psy from my GitHub Repo to update the Modules

https://github.com/BohrenAn/GitHub_PowerShellScripts/blob/main/Azure/Cleanup-AZModules.ps1

Get-InstalledModule AZ

Get-InstalledModule AZ.*

Regards

Andres Bohren

Hi All,

With the recent Release of Exchange Server 2019 CU12 Microsoft Announced the Exchange Recipient Management without Exchange Server.

Manage recipients in Exchange Hybrid environments using Management tools

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/Exchange/manage-hybrid-exchange-recipients-with-management-tools

In my LAB Environement i've removed Exchange a while ago.

Now i will install only the Management Tools to see how we can manage Exchange Recipients

Cumulative Update 12 for Exchange Server 2019 (KB5011156)

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=104131

It should be clear, but you can't install the Management Tools on a Server where already another Version of Exchange is installed

I've downloaded the Exchange Server 2019 CU 12, mounted the ISO File and started setup.exe in a elevated Command Prompt

As there does not exist any Exchange Organization the Schema and Active Directory has to be prepared.

As expected only the Management Tools have been installed

But the Exchange Management Shell (EMS) does not work, due there is no Exchange Server to Connect

Same applies to the Exchange Toolbox MMC - no Exchange Server to Connect

If you have an Exchange installation. Do not uninstall it - this will delete all Exchange Schema Properties and therefore sync the deletion to Azure AD. Just shut it down and delete the Computer Object in Active Directory.
Make sure you don't need any Exchange Servers for Mail Flow anymore.

I did remove the Exchange Objects in Active Directory Configuration Partition with the Script below

Make sure the OU is not write Protected

cd C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\Scripts
.\CleanupActiveDirectoryEMT.ps1

To use the Exchange Recipient Management Cmdlets, you have to add the following PSSnapin

Add-PSSnapin *RecipientManagement
Get-PSSnapin

Get-Command -PSSnapin Microsoft.Exchange.Management.PowerShell.RecipientManagement

With the "Add-PermissionForEMT.ps1" Script you can add a Group that has Permission on every OU in the Forest/Domain or you can specify the Parameter -RecipientOUs "CN=OU1,DC=contoso,DC=com,CN=OU2,DC=contoso,DC=com"

cd "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\Scripts"

.\Add-PermissionsForEMT.ps1

The Script creates "Recipient Management EMT" in the "Users" OU

It is a Mail-Enabled Security Group with Group Scope "Universal"

You can see the Permissions on the OU

The Script applies Permissions for the "Recipient Management EMT" Group to the EmailAddressPolicies, Accepted Domains in the Config Partition and on All or the specified OU's.

Regards

Andres Bohren

Hi All,

Yesterday a new Version of PowerShell 7 has been released by Microsoft.

v7.2.3 Release of PowerShell

https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/tag/v7.2.3

Regards

Andres Bohren

Hi All,

Apart from the Exchange 2016/2019 Cumulative Update there have been some major Changes annouced today on the Exchange Team Blog

Servicing Model changes from Quarterly Updates to Semi-anual (target March and September)
Exchange 2019 CU12 Microsoft introduces a Free Exchange License for the Exchange Server
Exchange 2019 CU12 supports now a MFA enabled Acccount for Hybrid Management PowerShell (Get-HybridAgent, UpdateHybridApplication, Get-HybridApplication, Remove-HybridApplication)
Exchange 2019 CU12 supports now Windows Server 2022 OS
The latest Exchange CU Supports now Windows Server 2022 Active Directory
Exchange 2019 CU12 comes a new Management Tools Role that eliminates the need of having an Exchange 2019 Server in a Hybrid Environement (Manage recipients in Exchange Hybrid environments using Management tools)