Topic Last Modified: 2013-02-19
With the release of Windows Phone 8, Windows 8, and Windows RT, there are a number of devices that support Exchange ActiveSync and mobile device mailbox policies. Each device operating system supports a specific set of mobile device mailbox policy settings.
Windows client and Exchange Server compatibility matrix
The following tables list the compatible mobile device mailbox policy parameters for the various versions of Windows Phone, Windows 8, Windows RT, and Exchange server.
Windows Phone 7 supported policy parameters
The following table lists the mobile device mailbox policy settings for Windows Phone 7.
| Exchange 2007 | Exchange 2010 | Exchange 2013 |
|---|---|---|
|
DevicePasswordEnabled |
DevicePasswordEnabled |
DevicePasswordEnabled |
|
AllowSimpleDevicePassword |
AllowSimpleDevicePassword |
AllowSimpleDevicePassword |
|
AllowIRDA |
AllowIRDA |
AllowIRDA |
|
MinPasswordLength |
MinDevicePasswordLength |
MinDevicePasswordLength |
|
PasswordExpiration |
DevicePasswordExpiration |
DevicePasswordExpiration |
|
AllowDesktopSync |
AllowDesktopSync |
AllowDesktopSync |
|
MaxInactivityTimeDeviceLock |
MaxInactivityTimeDeviceLock |
MaxInactivityTimeDeviceLock |
|
DevicePasswordHistory |
DevicePasswordHistory |
DevicePasswordHistory |
|
AllowRemoteDesktop |
AllowRemoteDesktop |
AllowRemoteDesktop |
|
AllowStorageCard |
AllowStorageCard |
AllowStorageCard |
|
AllowInternetSharing |
AllowInternetSharing |
AllowInternetSharing |
|
AllowNonProvisionableDevices |
AllowNonProvisionableDevices |
AllowNonProvisionableDevices |
Windows Phone 8 supported policy parameters
The following table lists the mobile device mailbox policy settings for Windows Phone 8.
| Exchange 2007 | Exchange 2010 | Exchange 2013 |
|---|---|---|
|
DevicePasswordEnabled |
DevicePasswordEnabled |
DevicePasswordEnabled |
|
AllowSimpleDevicePassword |
AllowSimpleDevicePassword |
AllowSimpleDevicePassword |
|
AlphanumericDevicePasswordRequired |
AlphanumericDevicePasswordRequired |
AlphanumericDevicePasswordRequired |
|
MinDevicePasswordLength |
MinDevicePasswordLength |
MinDevicePasswordLength |
|
MinDevicePasswordComplexCharacters |
MinDevicePasswordComplexCharacters |
MinDevicePasswordComplexCharacters |
|
RequireDeviceEncryption |
RequireDeviceEncryption |
RequireDeviceEncryption |
|
MaxInactivityTimeDeviceLock |
MaxInactivityTimeDeviceLock |
MaxInactivityTimeDeviceLock |
|
DevicePasswordHistory |
DevicePasswordHistory |
DevicePasswordHistory |
|
N/A |
IRMEnabled |
IRMEnabled |
|
DeviceWipeThreshold |
MaxDevicePasswordFailedAttempts |
MaxDevicePasswordFailedAttempts |
|
AllowNonProvisionableDevices |
AllowNonProvisionableDevices |
AllowNonProvisionableDevices |
|
DevicePasswordExpiration |
DevicePasswordExpiration |
DevicePasswordExpiration |
Windows 8 and Windows RT supported policy parameters
The following table lists the mobile device mailbox policy settings for Windows 8 and Windows RT.
| Exchange 2007 | Exchange 2010 | Exchange 2013 |
|---|---|---|
|
DevicePasswordEnabled |
DevicePasswordEnabled |
DevicePasswordEnabled |
|
AllowSimpleDevicePassword |
AllowSimpleDevicePassword |
AllowSimpleDevicePassword |
|
MinDevicePasswordLength |
MinDevicePasswordLength |
MinDevicePasswordLength |
|
MinDevicePasswordComplexCharacters |
MinDevicePasswordComplexCharacters |
MinDevicePasswordComplexCharacters |
|
RequireDeviceEncryption |
RequireDeviceEncryption |
RequireDeviceEncryption |
|
MaxInactivityTimeDeviceLock |
MaxInactivityTimeDeviceLock |
MaxInactivityTimeDeviceLock |
|
DevicePasswordHistory |
DevicePasswordHistory |
DevicePasswordHistory |
|
DeviceWipeThreshold |
MaxDevicePasswordFailedAttempts |
MaxDevicePasswordFailedAttempts |
|
AllowNonProvisionableDevices |
AllowNonProvisionableDevices |
AllowNonProvisionableDevices |
|
DevicePasswordExpiration |
DevicePasswordExpiration |
DevicePasswordExpiration |