--- title: Microsoft to retire the OWA Light client in Exchange Server description: Microsoft has announced that OWA Light, the lightweight version of Outlook Web Access introduced roughly two decades ago for older browsers and low-bandwidth... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-to-retire-the-owa-light-client-in-exchange-server-bbgdx6fux twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Microsoft to retire the OWA Light client in Exchange Server | daily.dev og:description: Microsoft has announced that OWA Light, the lightweight version of Outlook Web Access introduced roughly two decades ago for older browsers and low-bandwidth... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-to-retire-the-owa-light-client-in-exchange-server-bbgdx6fux og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/BBGDx6fUX.png og:image:alt: Microsoft to retire the OWA Light client in Exchange Server og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Microsoft to retire the OWA Light client in Exchange Server **[BleepingComputer](https://daily.dev/sources/bleepingcomputer)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft has announced that OWA Light, the lightweight version of Outlook Web Access introduced roughly two decades ago for older browsers and low-bandwidth connections, will be disabled and removed in an Exchange Server update estimated for August 2026. The feature was deprecated in August 2024. Admins can proactively disable it now using PowerShell commands: Set-OwaMailboxPolicy -OwaLightEnabled $false and Set-OwaVirtualDirectory -LogonPageLightSelectionEnabled $false. Microsoft cites improved modern browsers, better network conditions, and a changed security landscape as reasons for the retirement. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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