Applies to: Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Online
Topic Last Modified: 2013-02-21
Use the Enable-App cmdlet to enable (turn on) a specific app for a specific user.
For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Syntax.
Syntax
Enable-App -Identity <AppIdParameter> [-Confirm
[<SwitchParameter>]] [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
[-Mailbox <MailboxIdParameter>] [-WhatIf
[<SwitchParameter>]]
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Examples
EXAMPLE 1
This example enables the default Bing Maps app installed for user Tony.
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Enable-App -Identity 7a774f0c-7a6f-11e0-85ad-07fb4824019b -Mailbox Tony |
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For more information, see Manage User Access to Apps for Outlook.
EXAMPLE 2
This example enables the administrator-installed app FinanceTestApp for user Tony.
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Enable-App -Identity <GUID for FinanceTestApp> -Mailbox Tony |
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For more information, see Manage User Access to Apps for Outlook.
Detailed Description
The Enable-App cmdlet requires that the specified app has already been installed (for example, that it has been installed with the New-App cmdlet, or that it's a default app for Microsoft Outlook).
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 "Apps for Outlook” entry in the Recipients Permissions topic.
Parameters
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Identity |
Required |
Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.AppIdParameter |
The Identity parameter specifies the GUID of the app. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Mailbox |
Optional |
Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.MailboxIdParameter |
The Mailbox parameter specifies the identity of the mailbox or mail user. You can use the following values:
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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.