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Remove-ClassificationRuleCollection

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Remove-*

Use the Remove-ClassificationRuleCollection to remove classification rule collections from your organization. In Security & Compliance PowerShell, use the Remove-DlpSensitiveInformationTypeRulePackage cmdlet.

Quick start script

# Remove-ClassificationRuleCollection — 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-ClassificationRuleCollection
$before | Format-List

# 3. Make the change (dry run first)
Remove-ClassificationRuleCollection -Identity <ClassificationRuleCollectionIdParameter> -WhatIf
Remove-ClassificationRuleCollection -Identity <ClassificationRuleCollectionIdParameter>

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

Syntax

Remove-ClassificationRuleCollection [-Identity] <ClassificationRuleCollectionIdParameter>
 [-Confirm]
 [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (4)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-Identity	ClassificationRuleCollectionIdParameter	yes	The Identity parameter specifies the classification rule collection you want to remove. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the classification rule collection. For example, you can specify the name, rule...
-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		This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.
-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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