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Enable-ComplianceTagStorage

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Enable-*

For more information, see Security & Compliance PowerShell. Use the Enable-ComplianceTagStorage cmdlet to create the retention label policy in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal. This is a one-time operation. Retention labels apply retention settings to content.

Quick start script

# Enable-ComplianceTagStorage — 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-ComplianceTagStorage
$before | Format-List

# 3. Make the change (dry run first)
Enable-ComplianceTagStorage  -WhatIf
Enable-ComplianceTagStorage

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

Syntax

Enable-ComplianceTagStorage
 [-Confirm]
 [-RecordsManagementSecurityGroupEmail <String>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (3)

Parameter	Type	What it controls
-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.
-RecordsManagementSecurityGroupEmail	String	This RecordsManagementSecurityGroupEmail parameter specifies the email address of the mail-enabled security group that contains the records managers in the organization.
-WhatIf	SwitchParameter	The WhatIf switch doesn't work in Security & Compliance PowerShell.

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