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    Exchange August Update Permanently Removes OWA Light

    Microsoft’s August 11 Exchange Server security updates permanently remove the OWA Light client from Exchange Server Subscription Edition and from eligible Exchange Server 2019 and 2016 installations. For administrators, this is not a cosmetic retirement: after the update, users can no longer...
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    Exchange Server OWA Light Removed in Update Expected August 2026

    Microsoft plans to retire and remove Outlook Web App Light from on-premises Exchange Server in an upcoming update estimated for August 2026, leaving organizations that still depend on the stripped-down browser client to move users to the standard Outlook Web App experience. The decision...
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    OWA Light Retires in Exchange Server August 2026

    Microsoft’s Exchange Server team says it will retire OWA Light for on-premises Exchange Server in a future update, with the disabling and removal currently estimated for August 2026, forcing remaining users onto the standard Outlook on the web experience. This is not a consumer Outlook story and...