How to Uninstall Exchange 2010

Last Review: July, 24, 2010
Product(s): Exchange 2010

To uninstall Exchange 2010, any Send Connector must be removed, all mailboxes must be moved to another Exchange Server or disabled, and some updates may need to be uninstalled. Except for the time to move mailboxes, the uninstall may be accomplished in approximately 30 minutes by resolving the prerequisites upfront.

  1. Open the Exchange Management Console.

  2. In Organization / Hub Transport, click the Send Connector tab and Remove.

  3. In Recipient Configuration / Mailbox, right-click and disable (to delete the mailbox, but not the Active Directory user) or move all mailboxes.

  4. Open the Exchange Management Shell and run the Move or Remove cmdlet based upon your situation.

    Move
    Get-Mailbox -Arbitration -Database db1 | New-MoveRequest -TargetDatabase db2

    Remove
    Get-Mailbox -Arbitration -Database db1 | Remove-Mailbox -Arbitration -RemoveLastArbitrationMailboxAllowed

  5. Open the Control Panel / Uninstall a Program and click View Updates and Uninstall Exchange Update Rollup 3. Click No to the restart prompt.

  6. Open a Command Prompt and enter:

    ServerManagerCmd -i RSAT-ADDS

    There may be warnings that can be ignored.

  7. Restart the server.

  8. Log in, open the Control Panel / Uninstall a Program and uninstall Exchange 2010.

  9. Uncheck all Roles and the Management Tools. Click Next, Next, and Finish.

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