View or modify policy properties in Exchange Online for Outlook on the web and the new Outlook for Windows

After you create a mailbox policy for Outlook on the web and the new Outlook for Windows, you can configure a variety of options to control the features available to users in Outlook on the web (formerly known as Outlook Web App) and the new Outlook for Windows. For example, you can enable or disable Inbox rules or create a list of allowed file types for attachments.

For more information about mailbox policies for Outlook on the web and the new Outlook for Windows, see Outlook on the web mailbox policies.

What do you need to know before you begin?

• Estimated time to complete each procedure: 3 minutes.

• You need to be assigned permissions before you can perform this procedure or procedures. For information on the permissions you need, see the "Outlook on the web mailbox policies" entry in the Feature permissions in Exchange Online article.

• For information on how to open the Exchange admin center (EAC), see Exchange admin center in Exchange Online. For information on how to connect to Exchange Online PowerShell, see Connect to Exchange Online PowerShell.

• For information about keyboard shortcuts that may apply to the procedures in this article, see Keyboard shortcuts for the Exchange admin center.

Use the EAC to view or modify policies for Outlook on the web and the new Outlook for Windows

1. In the EAC, go to Roles > Outlook web app policies. Or, use Outlook web app policies.

2. On the Outlook web app policies page, select the policy that you want to view or configure by clicking anywhere in the row other than the button option that appears next to the Name column.

3. In the Details flyout that opens, the following sections and links are available:

   • Name: Select Manage name to change the name of the policy in the Edit name flyout that opens.

     When you're finished in the Edit name flyout, select Save changes. Or, select Close X to cancel.

   • Features: Select Manage features. In the Edit features flyout that opens, the available settings are visible in the following expandable sections:

     • Communication management
     • Information management
     • Security
     • User experience
     • Time management

     When you're finished in the Edit features flyout, Select Save changes. Or, select Close X to cancel.

   • Access: Select Manage access. In the Edit access flyout that opens, the available settings are visible in the following sections:

     • File access
     • Offline access

     When you're finished in the Edit access flyout, select Save changes. Or, click Close X to cancel.

Use Exchange Online PowerShell to view or modify policies for Outlook on the web and the new Outlook for Windows

Use Exchange Online PowerShell to view Outlook on the web mailbox policies

To view an Outlook on the web mailbox policy, use the following syntax:

Get-OwaMailboxPolicy [-Identity "<Policy Name>"]

This example returns a summary list of all policies in the organization.

Get-OwaMailboxPolicy | Format-Table Name

This example retrieves detailed information for the policy named "Executives".

Get-OwaMailboxPolicy -Identity Executives

For detailed syntax and parameter information, see Get-OwaMailboxPolicy.

Use Exchange Online PowerShell to modify Outlook on the web mailbox policies

To modify an Outlook on the web mailbox policy, use the following syntax:

Set-OwaMailboxPolicy -Identity "<Policy Name>" [Settings]

This example enables calendar access in the default mailbox policy.

Set-OwaMailboxPolicy -Identity Default -CalendarEnabled $true

For detailed syntax and parameter information, see Set-OwaMailboxPolicy.

How do you know that you've successfully modified an Outlook on the web mailbox policy?

To verify that you've successfully modified an Outlook on the web mailbox policy, perform either of the following steps:

• On the Outlook web app policies page in the EAC, select the policy and review the settings in the Details flyout that opens.

• In Exchange Online PowerShell, replace <Policy Name> with the name of the policy, and run the following command to verify the settings:

  Get-OwaMailboxPolicy -Identity "<Policy Name>"