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Disable-ServiceEmailChannel

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Disable-*

Disable the .NET service channel for a specific user. The .NET service channel enables Microsoft Exchange to store information that it later forwards to applications or devices that aren't permanently connected to the server running Exchange.

Quick start script

# Disable-ServiceEmailChannel — quick start (serv365.ai)
# 1. Connect (app-only shown; interactive: omit the certificate parameters)
Connect-ExchangeOnline -CertificateThumbprint $thumb -AppId $appId -Organization $org

# 2. Capture the current state first — you cannot roll back what you never recorded
$before = Get-ServiceEmailChannel
$before | Format-List

# 3. Make the change (dry run first)
Disable-ServiceEmailChannel -Identity <MailboxIdParameter> -WhatIf
Disable-ServiceEmailChannel -Identity <MailboxIdParameter>

# 4. Verify and diff
$after = Get-ServiceEmailChannel
Compare-Object ($before | Out-String) ($after | Out-String)

Syntax

Disable-ServiceEmailChannel [-Identity] <MailboxIdParameter>
 [-Confirm]
 [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (4)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-Identity	MailboxIdParameter	yes	The Identity parameter specifies the identity of the user for which you want to enable the .NET service channel. The user specified must be a valid user in Active Directory who has an Exchange mailbox.
-Confirm	SwitchParameter		The Confirm switch specifies whether to show or hide the confirmation prompt. How this switch affects the cmdlet depends on whether the cmdlet requires confirmation before proceeding.
-DomainController	Fqdn		The DomainController parameter specifies the domain controller that's used by this cmdlet to read data from or write data to Active Directory. You identify the domain controller by its fully qualified domain name...
-WhatIf	SwitchParameter		The WhatIf switch shows what the command does without making any changes. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

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