Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management-New cmdlet to remove retention from inactive mailboxes Beta
Data as of 2 hours ago (26 October 2026)
Status
Launched
Release month
December 2025
Release ring
General Availability
Products
Microsoft Purview
Cloud instances
DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide
Platforms
Web
Description
Today, there is not a way to remove retention policies or labels (called a hold in Exchange) from items in inactive mailboxes in bulk. Now we are introducing a PowerShell cmdlet that enables retention policies or labels to be removed in bulk from these items. This removal will not affect legal holds.
Change history
Added to the roadmap 5 December 2025. Tracked here since 1 September 2026. Earliest target we recorded: December 2025 (since tracked — Microsoft may have moved it before we started watching).
Nothing has changed on this item since tracking began on 1 September 2026. Changes appear here as Microsoft updates the feed.