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Exchange Support and ConsultingMicrosoft has simplified the process of removing a mailbox from quarantine starting with Exchange 2013. (Before it was a more complicated process, involving registry edits).

Keep in mind that Exchange quarantines mailboxes for a reason. It tries to correct a problem automatically, but if it fails, it will quarantine the mailbox again, so the root cause of the problem needs to be identified.

First, you need to find which mailbox was quarantined. Open Exchange management shell and run the follow codelet:

windows 10To setup Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) you need to enable the Port 3389 which is the default port number. Follow the path listed below to enable the port for RDP:

Start | Control Panel |  System and Security | Windows Firewall | Advanced settings | Inbound Rules

Next locate Remote Desktop (TCP-In), Right-click, and Enable Rule.

windows 10The Software Distribution folder is a folder that is used to store temporary files, which the files are usually from Windows Updates. It’s useful to delete the contents of the folder when Windows Updates is not working properly. Or, if you need to free up space on the main hard drive, the contents of the Software Distribution folder is safe to delete. The Software Distribution folder is in the following location in File Explorer:

 C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution

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Last updated Mar 18, 2024