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New-DeviceTenantPolicy

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement New-*

For more information, see Security & Compliance PowerShell. Use the New-DeviceTenantPolicy cmdlet to create your organization's mobile device tenant policy in Basic Mobility and Security in Microsoft 365.

Quick start script

# New-DeviceTenantPolicy — 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-DeviceTenantPolicy
$before | Format-List

# 3. Make the change (dry run first)
New-DeviceTenantPolicy  -WhatIf
New-DeviceTenantPolicy

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

Syntax

New-DeviceTenantPolicy [-Comment <String>]
 [-Confirm]
 [-Enabled <Boolean>]
 [-Force]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (5)

Parameter	Type	What it controls
-Comment	String	The Comment parameter specifies an optional comment. If you specify a value that contains spaces, enclose the value in quotation marks ("), for example: "This is an admin note".
-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.
-Enabled	Boolean	The Enabled parameter specifies whether the policy is enabled. Valid values are:
-Force	SwitchParameter	The Force switch hides warning or confirmation messages. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.
-WhatIf	SwitchParameter	The WhatIf switch doesn't work in Security & Compliance PowerShell.

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