Commands › Exchange Online
Enable-UMMailbox
Enable Unified Messaging (UM) for existing mailbox users.
Quick start script
# Enable-UMMailbox — 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-UMMailbox
$before | Format-List
# 3. Make the change (dry run first)
Enable-UMMailbox -Identity <MailboxIdParameter> -UMMailboxPolicy <MailboxPolicyIdParameter> -EnableCloudVoiceMail <SwitchParameter> -WhatIf
Enable-UMMailbox -Identity <MailboxIdParameter> -UMMailboxPolicy <MailboxPolicyIdParameter> -EnableCloudVoiceMail <SwitchParameter>
# 4. Verify and diff
$after = Get-UMMailbox
Compare-Object ($before | Out-String) ($after | Out-String)
Syntax — 2 parameter sets
Identity (Default)
Enable-UMMailbox [-Identity] <MailboxIdParameter> -UMMailboxPolicy <MailboxPolicyIdParameter>
[-AutomaticSpeechRecognitionEnabled <Boolean>]
[-Confirm]
[-DomainController <Fqdn>]
[-Extensions <MultiValuedProperty>]
[-IgnoreDefaultScope]
[-NotifyEmail <String>]
[-PilotNumber <String>]
[-PIN <String>]
[-PINExpired <Boolean>]
[-SIPResourceIdentifier <String>]
[-ValidateOnly]
[-WhatIf]
[<CommonParameters>]
CloudVoiceMail
Enable-UMMailbox [-Identity] <MailboxIdParameter>
[-EnableCloudVoiceMail]
[-AutomaticSpeechRecognitionEnabled <Boolean>]
[-Confirm]
[-DomainController <Fqdn>]
[-Extensions <MultiValuedProperty>]
[-IgnoreDefaultScope]
[-NotifyEmail <String>]
[-PilotNumber <String>]
[-Pin <String>]
[-PinExpired <Boolean>]
[-SendWelcomeMail <Boolean>]
[-SIPResourceIdentifier <String>]
[-UMMailboxPolicy <MailboxPolicyIdParameter>]
[-ValidateOnly]
[-WhatIf]
[<CommonParameters>]
Parameters (16)
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