Remove-HoldCompliancePolicy

Module:

ExchangePowerShell

Applies to:

Security & Compliance

This cmdlet is available only in Security & Compliance PowerShell. For more information, see Security & Compliance PowerShell.

Use the Remove-HoldCompliancePolicy cmdlet to remove preservation policies from the Microsoft Purview compliance portal.

Note: The Remove-HoldCompliancePolicy cmdlet has been replaced by the Remove-RetentionCompliancePolicy cmdlet. If you have scripts that use Remove-HoldCompliancePolicy, update them to use Remove-RetentionCompliancePolicy.

For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Exchange cmdlet syntax.

Syntax

Remove-HoldCompliancePolicy
      [-Identity] <PolicyIdParameter>
      [-Confirm]
      [-ForceDeletion]
      [-WhatIf]
      [<CommonParameters>]

Description

You should also remove the preservation rule that corresponds to the removed policy by using the Remove-HoldComplianceRule cmdlet.

To use this cmdlet in Security & Compliance PowerShell, you need to be assigned permissions. For more information, see Permissions in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal.

Examples

Example 1

Remove-HoldCompliancePolicy -Identity "Regulation 123 Compliance"

This example removes the preservation policy named "Regulation 123 Compliance".

Parameters

-Confirm

The Confirm switch specifies whether to show or hide the confirmation prompt. How this switch affects the cmdlet depends on if the cmdlet requires confirmation before proceeding.

• Destructive cmdlets (for example, Remove-* cmdlets) have a built-in pause that forces you to acknowledge the command before proceeding. For these cmdlets, you can skip the confirmation prompt by using this exact syntax: -Confirm:$false.
• Most other cmdlets (for example, New-* and Set-* cmdlets) don't have a built-in pause. For these cmdlets, specifying the Confirm switch without a value introduces a pause that forces you acknowledge the command before proceeding.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Aliases:	cf
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False
Applies to:	Security & Compliance

-ForceDeletion

The ForceDeletion switch forces the removal of the policy. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False
Applies to:	Security & Compliance

-Identity

The Identity parameter specifies the preservation policy to remove. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the policy. For example:

• Name
• Distinguished name (DN)
• GUID

Type:	PolicyIdParameter
Position:	1
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False
Applies to:	Security & Compliance

-WhatIf

The WhatIf switch doesn't work in Security & Compliance PowerShell.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Aliases:	wi
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False
Applies to:	Security & Compliance