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The ews allowedappids tag covers Microsoft’s planned retirement of Exchange Web Services in Exchange Online and the administrative work required before disablement begins in October 2026 and concludes with shutdown in April 2027. Topics include inventorying EWS dependencies, assigning workload owners, identifying replacement paths, piloting migrations, and maintaining documented allow-list exceptions. The tag also follows the June 2026 EWSAllowedAppIDs update, the October 2026 allow-list deadline, and the Exchange Online Admin API preview. It is intended for administrators planning EWS migration, reviewing application access, and tracking operational guidance as Microsoft moves customers away from EWS.
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    Exchange Online EWS Retirement Plan: Oct 2026 Disablement to Apr 2027 Shutdown

    Microsoft has confirmed that Exchange Web Services in Exchange Online will begin global disablement in October 2026 and be fully disabled in April 2027. The practical answer for admins is clear: inventory EWS use now, assign an owner to every dependency, classify each workload by its replacement...
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