Set-MailboxRegionalConfiguration

This cmdlet is available in on-premises Exchange and in the cloud-based service. Some parameters and settings may be exclusive to one environment or the other.

Use the Set-MailboxRegionalConfiguration cmdlet to modify the regional settings of a mailbox. You can modify the date format, time format, time zone and language of the mailbox.

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

Syntax

Set-MailboxRegionalConfiguration
   [-Identity] <MailboxIdParameter>
   [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
   [-Confirm]
   [-DateFormat <String>]
   [-Language <CultureInfo>]
   [-LocalizeDefaultFolderName]
   [-TimeFormat <String>]
   [-TimeZone <ExTimeZoneValue>]
   [-WhatIf]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Set-MailboxRegionalConfiguration
   [-Identity] <MailboxIdParameter>
   [-Archive]
   [-UseCustomRouting]
   [-Confirm]
   [-DateFormat <String>]
   [-Language <CultureInfo>]
   [-LocalizeDefaultFolderName]
   [-TimeFormat <String>]
   [-TimeZone <ExTimeZoneValue>]
   [-WhatIf]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Set-MailboxRegionalConfiguration
   [-MailboxLocation <MailboxLocationIdParameter>]
   [-UseCustomRouting]
   [-Confirm]
   [-DateFormat <String>]
   [-Language <CultureInfo>]
   [-LocalizeDefaultFolderName]
   [-TimeFormat <String>]
   [-TimeZone <ExTimeZoneValue>]
   [-WhatIf]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

As shown in Example 5, you might need to set the DateFormat and TimeFormat parameter values to $null when you change the Language parameter value and you receive an error about invalid DateFormat values.

You need to be assigned permissions before you can run this cmdlet. Although this topic lists all parameters for the cmdlet, you may not have access to some parameters if they're not included in the permissions assigned to you. To find the permissions required to run any cmdlet or parameter in your organization, see Find the permissions required to run any Exchange cmdlet.

Examples

Example 1

Set-MailboxRegionalConfiguration -Identity "Marcelo Teixeira" -Language pt-br -LocalizeDefaultFolderName

This example sets Marcelo Teixeira's mailbox language to Brazilian Portuguese, and localizes the default folder names in Portuguese.

Example 2

Set-MailboxRegionalConfiguration -Identity "Ella Lack's" -DateFormat "d/M/yyyy"

This example sets the date format for Ella Lack's mailbox.

Example 3

Set-MailboxRegionalConfiguration -Identity "Alice Jakobsen" -Language da-dk -DateFormat "dd-MM-yyyy" -LocalizeDefaultFolderName

This example sets Alice Jakobsen's mailbox language to Danish Denmark, sets the date in the day/month/year format and localizes the default folder names in Danish.

Example 4

Get-Mailbox -RecipientTypeDetails UserMailbox -ResultSize Unlimited | Set-MailboxRegionalConfiguration -Language es-es -DateFormat "dd/MM/yyyy" -TimeFormat H:mm -LocalizeDefaultFolderName

This example sets all User Mailboxes language to Spanish Spain, sets the date in the day/month/year format, sets the time in the H:mm format and localizes the default folder names in Spanish.

Example 5

Set-MailboxRegionalConfiguration -Identity "Megan Bowen" -Language es-ar -DateFormat $null -TimeFormat $null -LocalizeDefaultFolderName

This example sets Megan Bowen mailbox language to Spanish Argentina, sets the date and time format to default value for es-ar, and localizes the default folder names in Spanish.

Parameters

-Archive

This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service.

{{ Fill Archive Description }}

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Online

-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:Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

-DateFormat

The DateFormat parameter specifies a valid date format based on the current or specified language for the mailbox. For example, if the language is set to en-US, valid DateFormat parameter values include:

  • M/d/yyyy: This is the default value for en-US.
  • M/d/yy
  • MM/dd/yy
  • MM/dd/yyyy
  • yy/MM/dd
  • yyyy-MM-dd
  • dd-MMM-yy

For more information about the date format strings, see Standard Date and Time Format Strings.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Online

-DomainController

This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.

The DomainController parameter specifies the domain controller that's used by this cmdlet to read data from or write data to Active Directory. You identify the domain controller by its fully qualified domain name (FQDN). For example, dc01.contoso.com.

Type:Fqdn
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019

-Identity

The Identity parameter specifies the mailbox that you want to modify. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the mailbox. For example:

  • Name
  • Alias
  • Distinguished name (DN)
  • Canonical DN
  • Domain\Username
  • Email address
  • GUID
  • LegacyExchangeDN
  • SamAccountName
  • User ID or user principal name (UPN)
Type:MailboxIdParameter
Position:1
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

-Language

The Language parameter specifies the language for the mailbox.

Valid input for this parameter is a supported culture code value from the Microsoft .NET Framework CultureInfo class. For example, da-DK for Danish or ja-JP for Japanese. For more information, see CultureInfo Class.

Type:CultureInfo
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Online

-LocalizeDefaultFolderName

The LocalizeDefaultFolderName switch localizes the default folder names of the mailbox in the current or specified language. 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:Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Online

-MailboxLocation

This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service.

{{ Fill MailboxLocation Description }}

Type:MailboxLocationIdParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

-TimeFormat

The TimeFormat parameter specifies a valid time format based on the current or specified language value for the mailbox. For example, if the language is set to en-us, valid TimeFormat parameter values include:

  • h:mm tt: This is the default value for en-US.
  • hh:mm tt
  • H:mm
  • HH:mm

For more information about the time format strings, see Standard Date and Time Format Strings.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Online

-TimeZone

The TimeZone parameter specifies the time zone for the mailbox.

A valid value for this parameter is a supported time zone key name (for example, "Pacific Standard Time").

To see the available values, run the following command: $TimeZone = Get-ChildItem "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Time zones" | foreach {Get-ItemProperty $_.PSPath}; $TimeZone | sort Display | Format-Table -Auto PSChildname,Display.

If the value contains spaces, enclose the value in quotation marks ("). The default value is the time zone setting of the Exchange server.

Type:ExTimeZoneValue
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Online

-UseCustomRouting

This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service.

{{ Fill UseCustomRouting Description }}

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

-WhatIf

The WhatIf switch simulates the actions of the command. You can use this switch to view the changes that would occur without actually applying those changes. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:wi
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

Inputs

Input types

To see the input types that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Input Type field for a cmdlet is blank, the cmdlet doesn't accept input data.

Outputs

Output types

To see the return types, which are also known as output types, that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Output Type field is blank, the cmdlet doesn't return data.