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Product:
Exchange, Purview, Purview Communication Compliance, Purview compliance portal
Platform:
US Instances, Web, World tenant
Status:
Launched
Change type:
Links:
Details:
Today, there is not a way to remove retention policies or labels (called a hold in Exchange) from items in inactive mailboxes in bulk. Now we are introducing a PowerShell cmdlet that enables retention policies or labels to be removed in bulk from these items. This removal will not affect legal holds.
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Release Phase:
General Availability
Created:
2025-12-05
updated:
2026-02-14
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summary for non-techies**
Microsoft has introduced a PowerShell cmdlet that allows IT staff to remove retention policies in bulk from inactive mailboxes, streamlining data management while ensuring compliance with legal holds, particularly benefiting organizations using Microsoft Purview.
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2026-02-14 | RM Status | Rolling out | Launched |
| 2026-01-21 | RM Product Tags | Microsoft Purview compliance portal | Microsoft Purview |
| 2026-01-21 | RM Status | In development | Rolling out |
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