Applies to: Exchange Server 2010 SP3, Exchange Server 2010 SP2

Topic Last Modified: 2012-11-15

Use the Remove-InboxRule cmdlet to remove an Inbox rule.

Syntax

Remove-InboxRule -Identity <InboxRuleIdParameter> [-AlwaysDeleteOutlookRulesBlob <SwitchParameter>] [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-Force <SwitchParameter>] [-Mailbox <MailboxIdParameter>] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]

Detailed Description

You need to be assigned permissions before you can run this cmdlet. Although all parameters for this cmdlet are listed in this topic, you may not have access to some parameters if they're not included in the permissions assigned to you. To see what permissions you need, see the "Inbox rules" entry in the Mailbox Permissions topic.

Parameters

Parameter Required Type Description

Identity

Required

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.InboxRuleIdParameter

The Identity parameter specifies the name of the Inbox rule to be removed.

AlwaysDeleteOutlookRulesBlob

Optional

System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

The AlwaysDeleteOutlookRulesBlob parameter suppresses a warning that end users or administrators get if they use Outlook Web App or Windows PowerShell to modify Inbox rules.

Confirm

Optional

System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

The Confirm switch causes the command to pause processing and requires you to acknowledge what the command will do before processing continues. You don't have to specify a value with the Confirm switch.

DomainController

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn

The DomainController parameter specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain controller that writes this configuration change to Active Directory.

Force

Optional

System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

The Force switch specifies whether to suppress the confirmation prompt produced if rules created by Microsoft Office Outlook exist on the mailbox. When taking an action using Inbox rules on Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, any client-side rules are removed.

Mailbox

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.MailboxIdParameter

The Mailbox parameter specifies the mailbox to which the Inbox rule belongs. You can use one of the following values:

  • GUID

  • Distinguished name (DN)

  • Domain\Name

  • User principal name (UPN)

  • LegacyExchangeDN

  • SmtpAddress

  • Alias

WhatIf

Optional

System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

The WhatIf switch instructs the command to simulate the actions that it would take on the object. By using the WhatIf switch, you can view what changes would occur without having to apply any of those changes. You don't have to specify a value with the WhatIf switch.

Input Types

To see the input types that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Input Type field for a cmdlet is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t accept input data.

Return Types

To see the return types, which are also known as output types, that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Output Type field is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t return data.

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

This example removes the Inbox rule ProjectA-MoveToFolderA from the mailbox Joe@Contoso.com.

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Remove-InboxRule -Mailbox Joe@Contoso.com -Identity "ProjectA-MoveToFolderA" 

EXAMPLE 2

This example removes all Inbox rules from the mailbox Joe@Contoso.com.

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Get-InboxRule -Mailbox "Joe@Contoso.com" | Remove-InboxRule