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Remove-DlpSensitiveInformationTypeRulePackage

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Remove-*

For more information, see Security & Compliance PowerShell. Use the Remove-DlpSensitiveInformationTypeConfig cmdlet to remove data loss prevention (DLP) sensitive information type rule packages from the Microsoft Purview compliance portal.

Quick start script

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

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

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

Syntax

Remove-DlpSensitiveInformationTypeRulePackage [-Identity] <SensitiveInformationTypeRuleCollectionIdParameter>
 [-Confirm]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (3)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-Identity	SensitiveInformationTypeRuleCollectionIdParameter	yes	The Identity parameter specifies the sensitive information type rule package that you want to remove. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the rule package. For example:
-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.
-WhatIf	SwitchParameter		The WhatIf switch doesn't work in Security & Compliance PowerShell.

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