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Remove-DlpPolicyTemplate

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Remove-*

Remove data loss prevention (DLP) policy templates that are based on transport rules (mail flow rules) from your organization.

Quick start script

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

# 3. Make the change (dry run first)
Remove-DlpPolicyTemplate  -WhatIf
Remove-DlpPolicyTemplate

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

Syntax

Remove-DlpPolicyTemplate [[-Identity] <DlpPolicyIdParameter>]
 [-Confirm]
 [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (4)

Parameter	Type	What it controls
-Identity	DlpPolicyIdParameter	The Identity parameter specifies the DLP policy template you want to remove. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the DLP policy template. For example, you can specify the name, GUID or distinguished name...
-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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