A widespread problem is when Outlook keeps asking for the user credentials, even if the correct password is specified. After starting Outlook successfully connects to the on-premises Exchange server (or Microsoft…
Exchange Configuration and Management: Administrator Guides
When you install a new Exchange Server 2019/2016/2013/2010 with the mailbox role, the default mailbox database is automatically created. The database is created in the Exchange installation folder (C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange…
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Get a List of Mailboxes a User Has Access to in Exchange/Microsoft 365
February 10, 2023When auditing mailbox permissions in an Exchange Server organization or Microsoft 365 tenant (Exchange Online), the administrator needs to find all the mailboxes that a particular user has access to.…
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Mailbox Audit Logging in Exchange and Microsoft 365
February 10, 2023You can use audit logging in on-premises Exchange Server and cloud-based Exchange Online (Microsoft 365) to track all user actions on any items in a mailbox. By using mailbox activity…
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Outlook: The Name Cannot Be Matched to a Name in the Address List
March 3, 2022In some cases, when you try to connect a new mailbox hosted on an on-premises Exchange Server or Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online), Outlook shows the following error after you enter…
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Search and Delete Emails from User Mailboxes on Exchange Server (Microsoft 365) with PowerShell
February 24, 2022In Exchange Server, you can use the Search-Mailbox or New-ComplianceSearch PowerShell cmdlets (available in newer versions of Exchange Server and Exchange Online/Microsoft 365) to search for and delete email items…
I have got a case recently: “Can we check an email status (read/unread) regardless of whether the Read Receipt is being enabled or disabled in Outlook, or if a user…
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Mailbox Size and Quotas in Exchange 2019/2016 and Microsoft 365
February 20, 2023An on-prem Exchange or cloud Exchange Online (Microsoft 365) administrator must control user mailbox sizes. In this article, we’ll show how to get current mailbox sizes and set mailbox quotas…
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Fix: Microsoft Outlook Search Not Working on Windows 10/11
January 14, 2022If you face any troubles when searching for email items in different Outlook versions (nothing is found, not all results are displayed, not all *.pst files used for search, not…
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Forwarding Emails to an External Address in Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online)
September 15, 2023By default, cloud-based Exchange Online (Microsoft 365) prevents automatic external email forwarding using Outlook rules or enabled mailbox forwarding.