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AshJor
May 02, 2025Copper Contributor
Decommissioning Last Hybrid Exchange Server – All Mailboxes in Cloud, Still Using AAD Connect
Hi all, We're currently running a hybrid Exchange environment with AAD Connect in place. All user mailboxes have already been fully migrated to Exchange Online, and Exchange Online is handling all m...
Dan_Snape
May 05, 2025Bronze Contributor
The details are outlined by Microsoft in the below articles:
AshJor
May 05, 2025Copper Contributor
Hi Dan,
When it says not to uninstall the last Exchange server, does it mean not to uninstall the Exchange server software? Can I just power off the virtual machine (VM) that the Exchange server resides on and then delete the VM, or do I need to keep the VM and just power it off?
- Dan_SnapeMay 06, 2025Bronze Contributor
You can delete the VM. You don't need to keep an offline Exchange server around.