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How to block the Change Password Feature for All Users via the Exchange Administrative Center

Posted on 11/04/201606/04/2023 Christian By Christian No Comments on How to block the Change Password Feature for All Users via the Exchange Administrative Center
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Now, imagine you don’t want to give this feature to your end-users, or maybe not to all of them. In this case, you have to modify certain settings on the Exchange server side. To do this, you will have to log on to your company’s Exchange Administrative Center with an Exchange Admin account. Using this default URL. In this article, you will learn how to block the Change Password Feature for All Users via the Exchange Administrative Center. kindly take a look at these related guides: How to migrate Veeam MsSQL Database to a new MsSQL Server, how to migrate Veeam MsSQL Database to a new MsSQL Server, how to access MySQL Server from command Prompt, how to run apps as an administrator on Windows 10 and Windows 11, and how to determine the effect of renaming an MBAM or BitLocker protected Computer.

Launch Exchange Administrative Center

From within the EAC, select Servers / Virtual Directories.

- From within the list of Exchange Virtual Directories, select OWA (default website).
- Open its Properties, which by default looks like the image shown below

Block the Change Password Feature for All Users via the Exchange Administrative Center

From this list, notice the Change Password flag.

- Remove the flag if you want to turn this feature off for all users. (Note: if you only want to take this feature away from certain users, continue reading!)

Save the changes and be done.

When logging into OWA with a mailbox user. You will notice the Change Password option is not listed in the settings menu anymore.

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