MicrosoftDocs · aditisrivastava07 · Jul 29, 2025 · Jul 28, 2025 · Jul 28, 2025 · Jul 28, 2025
diff --git a/exchange/docs-conceptual/control-remote-powershell-access-to-exchange-servers.md b/exchange/docs-conceptual/control-remote-powershell-access-to-exchange-servers.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ For additional management tasks related to remote PowerShell, see [Connect to Ex
 
 - You need to be assigned permissions before you can perform this procedure or procedures. To see what permissions you need, see the "Remote PowerShell" entry in the [Exchange infrastructure and PowerShell permissions](/Exchange/permissions/feature-permissions/infrastructure-permissions) article.
 
-- If you're using third-party tools to customize email addresses of users, you need to disable email address policies on the affected users before you do the procedures in this article. If you don't, the **Set-User** commands change the email addresses of the users to match the applicable email address policy. To disable email address policies on users, set the value of the EmailAddressPolicyEnabled parameter to $false on the [Set-Mailbox](/powershell/module/exchange/set-mailbox) cmdlet.
+- If you're using non-Microsoft tools to customize email addresses of users, you need to disable email address policies on the affected users before you do the procedures in this article. If you don't, the **Set-User** commands change the email addresses of the users to match the applicable email address policy. To disable email address policies on users, set the value of the EmailAddressPolicyEnabled parameter to $false on the [Set-Mailbox](/powershell/module/exchange/set-mailbox) cmdlet.
 
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diff --git a/exchange/exchange-ps/exchange/New-ReportSubmissionRule.md b/exchange/exchange-ps/exchange/New-ReportSubmissionRule.md
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ You can use this cmdlet only if the following statements are true:
 - The report submission rule doesn't exist (the Get-ReportSubmissionRule cmdlet returns no output).
 - The report submission policy exists (the Get-ReportSubmissionPolicy cmdlet returns output).
 
-The SentTo parameter identifies the email address of the reporting mailbox. Your organization needs a report submission rule only to send user reported messages to the reporting mailbox using Microsoft or third-party reporting tools in Outlook (reporting in Outlook is turned on).
+The SentTo parameter identifies the email address of the reporting mailbox. Your organization needs a report submission rule only to send user reported messages to the reporting mailbox using Microsoft or non-Microsoft reporting tools in Outlook (reporting in Outlook is turned on).
 
 When you set the email address of the reporting mailbox in the Microsoft Defender portal at <https://security.microsoft.com/securitysettings/userSubmission>, the same email address is also set in the *\-ReportSubmissionPolicy cmdlets:
 
 - Microsoft integrated reporting using Microsoft reporting tools in Outlook: ReportJunkAddresses, ReportNotJunkAddresses, and ReportPhishAddresses (all three must be the same value).
-- Microsoft integrated reporting using third-party reporting tools in Outlook: ThirdPartyReportAddresses.
+- Microsoft integrated reporting using non-Microsoft reporting tools in Outlook: ThirdPartyReportAddresses.
 
 When you use this cmdlet to set the email address of the reporting mailbox, the corresponding parameters in the *\-ReportSubmissionPolicy cmdlets are not updated.
 
@@ -154,12 +154,12 @@ The SentTo parameter specifies the email address of the reporting mailbox in Exc
 The value of this parameter is meaningful only if reporting in Outlook is enabled, and user reported messages are sent to a reporting mailbox as configured in the \*-ReportSubmissionPolicy cmdlets (either of the following scenarios):
 
 - Microsoft integrated reporting is enabled using Microsoft reporting tools in Outlook: `-EnableThirdPartyAddress $false -ReportJunkToCustomizedAddress $true -ReportNotJunkToCustomizedAddress $true -ReportPhishToCustomizedAddress $true`.
-- Microsoft integrated reporting is enabled using third-party reporting tools in Outlook: `-EnableReportToMicrosoft $false -EnableThirdPartyAddress $true -ReportJunkToCustomizedAddress $false -ReportNotJunkToCustomizedAddress $false -ReportPhishToCustomizedAddress $false`.
+- Microsoft integrated reporting is enabled using non-Microsoft reporting tools in Outlook: `-EnableReportToMicrosoft $false -EnableThirdPartyAddress $true -ReportJunkToCustomizedAddress $false -ReportNotJunkToCustomizedAddress $false -ReportPhishToCustomizedAddress $false`.
 
 If you set the email address of the reporting mailbox in the Microsoft Defender portal, the following parameters in the *\-ReportSubmissionPolicy cmdlets are set to the same value:
 
 - Microsoft integrated reporting using Microsoft reporting tools in Outlook: ReportJunkAddresses, ReportNotJunkAddresses, and ReportPhishAddresses (all three must be the same value).
-- Microsoft integrated reporting using third-party reporting tools in Outlook: ThirdPartyReportAddresses.
+- Microsoft integrated reporting using non-Microsoft reporting tools in Outlook: ThirdPartyReportAddresses.
 
 When you use this cmdlet to set the email address of the reporting mailbox, the related parameter values in the *\-ReportSubmissionPolicy cmdlets are not updated, which doesn't affect the functionality of the reporting mailbox. You should update the related values in the \*-ReportSubmissionPolicy cmdlets for consistency and to avoid confusion.
 

diff --git a/exchange/exchange-ps/exchange/New-RetentionComplianceRule.md b/exchange/exchange-ps/exchange/New-RetentionComplianceRule.md
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ The ExcludedItemClasses parameter specifies the types of messages to exclude fro
 - IPM.Note.Microsoft.Voicemail.UM
 - IPM.Note.Microsoft.Voicemail.UM.CA
 
-Additionally, you can specify [message classes for Exchange items](https://learn.microsoft.com/office/vba/outlook/concepts/forms/item-types-and-message-classes) and custom or third-party message classes. Note that the values you specify aren't validated, so the parameter accepts any text value.
+Additionally, you can specify [message classes for Exchange items](https://learn.microsoft.com/office/vba/outlook/concepts/forms/item-types-and-message-classes) and custom or non-Microsoft message classes. Note that the values you specify aren't validated, so the parameter accepts any text value.
 
 You can specify multiple item class values by using the following syntax: `"Value1","Value2",..."ValueN"`.
 

diff --git a/exchange/exchange-ps/exchange/New-SecOpsOverridePolicy.md b/exchange/exchange-ps/exchange/New-SecOpsOverridePolicy.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ ms.reviewer:
 ## SYNOPSIS
 This cmdlet is available only in the cloud-based service.
 
-Use the New-SecOpsOverridePolicy cmdlet to create SecOps mailbox override policies that bypass filtering. For more information, see [Configure the advanced delivery policy for third-party phishing simulations and email delivery to SecOps mailboxes](https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/advanced-delivery-policy-configure).
+Use the New-SecOpsOverridePolicy cmdlet to create SecOps mailbox override policies that bypass filtering. For more information, see [Configure the advanced delivery policy for non-Microsoft phishing simulations and email delivery to SecOps mailboxes](https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/advanced-delivery-policy-configure).
 
 For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see [Exchange cmdlet syntax](https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/exchange/exchange-cmdlet-syntax).
 

diff --git a/exchange/exchange-ps/exchange/New-SendConnector.md b/exchange/exchange-ps/exchange/New-SendConnector.md
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ If you specify a non-SMTP address space type on a Send connector configured in t
 - The SmartHosts parameter must be set to a value that specifies a smart host.
 - The DNSRoutingEnabled parameter must be set to $false.
 
-Although you can configure non-SMTP address spaces on a Send connector in the Transport service on a Mailbox server, the Send connector uses SMTP as the transport mechanism to send messages to other messaging servers. Foreign connectors in the Transport service on a Mailbox server are used to send messages to local messaging servers, such as third-party fax gateway servers, which don't use SMTP as their primary transport mechanism. For more information, see [Foreign connectors](https://learn.microsoft.com/exchange/foreign-connectors-exchange-2013-help).
+Although you can configure non-SMTP address spaces on a Send connector in the Transport service on a Mailbox server, the Send connector uses SMTP as the transport mechanism to send messages to other messaging servers. Foreign connectors in the Transport service on a Mailbox server are used to send messages to local messaging servers, such as non-Microsoft fax gateway servers, which don't use SMTP as their primary transport mechanism. For more information, see [Foreign connectors](https://learn.microsoft.com/exchange/foreign-connectors-exchange-2013-help).
 
 ```yaml
 Type: MultiValuedProperty

diff --git a/exchange/exchange-ps/exchange/New-TenantAllowBlockListItems.md b/exchange/exchange-ps/exchange/New-TenantAllowBlockListItems.md
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ This example adds a file block entry for the specified files that never expires.
 New-TenantAllowBlockListItems -Allow -ListType Url -ListSubType AdvancedDelivery -Entries *.fabrikam.com -NoExpiration
 ```
 
-This example adds a URL allow entry for the specified third-party phishing simulation URL with no expiration. For more information, see [Configure the advanced delivery policy for third-party phishing simulations and email delivery to SecOps mailboxes](https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/advanced-delivery-policy-configure).
+This example adds a URL allow entry for the specified non-Microsoft phishing simulation URL with no expiration. For more information, see [Configure the advanced delivery policy for non-Microsoft phishing simulations and email delivery to SecOps mailboxes](https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/advanced-delivery-policy-configure).
 
 ### Example 4
 ```powershell
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ You can't use this switch with the Block switch.
 
 **Note**: See [Allow entries in the Tenant Allow/Block List](https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/tenant-allow-block-list-about#allow-entries-in-the-tenant-allowblock-list), before you try to create an allow entry.
 
-You can also use allow entries for third-party phishing simulation URLs with no expiration. For more information, see [Configure the advanced delivery policy for third-party phishing simulations and email delivery to SecOps mailboxes](https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/advanced-delivery-policy-configure).
+You can also use allow entries for non-Microsoft phishing simulation URLs with no expiration. For more information, see [Configure the advanced delivery policy for non-Microsoft phishing simulations and email delivery to SecOps mailboxes](https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/advanced-delivery-policy-configure).
 
 ```yaml
 Type: SwitchParameter
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ Accept wildcard characters: False
 ### -ListSubType
 The ListSubType parameter specifies the subtype for this entry. Valid values are:
 
-- AdvancedDelivery: Use this value for phishing simulation URLs. For more information, see [Configure the advanced delivery policy for third-party phishing simulations and email delivery to SecOps mailboxes](https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/advanced-delivery-policy-configure).
+- AdvancedDelivery: Use this value for phishing simulation URLs. For more information, see [Configure the advanced delivery policy for non-Microsoft phishing simulations and email delivery to SecOps mailboxes](https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/advanced-delivery-policy-configure).
 - Tenant: This is the default value.
 
 ```yaml

diff --git a/exchange/exchange-ps/exchange/New-TransportRule.md b/exchange/exchange-ps/exchange/New-TransportRule.md
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ This parameter specifies a condition or part of a condition for the rule. The na
 
 In on-premises Exchange, this condition is available only on Mailbox servers.
 
-The AttachmentPropertyContainsWords parameter specifies a condition that looks for words in the properties of attached Office documents. This condition helps integrate mail flow rules (transport rules) with the File Classification Infrastructure (FCI) in Windows Server 2012 R2 or later, SharePoint, or a third-party classification system. Valid values are a built-in document property, or a custom property. The built-in document properties are:
+The AttachmentPropertyContainsWords parameter specifies a condition that looks for words in the properties of attached Office documents. This condition helps integrate mail flow rules (transport rules) with the File Classification Infrastructure (FCI) in Windows Server 2012 R2 or later, SharePoint, or a non-Microsoft classification system. Valid values are a built-in document property, or a custom property. The built-in document properties are:
 
 - Business Impact
 - Compliancy
@@ -1895,7 +1895,7 @@ This parameter specifies an exception or part of an exception for the rule. The
 
 In on-premises Exchange, this exception is available only on Mailbox servers.
 
-The ExceptIfAttachmentPropertyContainsWords parameter specifies an exception that looks for words in the properties of attached Office documents. This condition helps integrate rules with the File Classification Infrastructure (FCI) in Windows Server 2012 R2 or later, SharePoint, or a third-party classification system. Valid values are a built-in document property, or a custom property. The built-in document properties are:
+The ExceptIfAttachmentPropertyContainsWords parameter specifies an exception that looks for words in the properties of attached Office documents. This condition helps integrate rules with the File Classification Infrastructure (FCI) in Windows Server 2012 R2 or later, SharePoint, or a non-Microsoft classification system. Valid values are a built-in document property, or a custom property. The built-in document properties are:
 
 - Business Impact
 - Compliancy
@@ -2854,7 +2854,7 @@ The ExceptIfSenderIpRanges parameter specifies an exception that looks for sende
 
 You can specify multiple values separated by commas.
 
-In Exchange Online, the IP address that's used during evaluation of this exception is the address of the last hop before reaching the service. This IP address is not guaranteed to be the original sender's IP address, especially if third-party software is used during message transport.
+In Exchange Online, the IP address that's used during evaluation of this exception is the address of the last hop before reaching the service. This IP address is not guaranteed to be the original sender's IP address, especially if non-Microsoft software is used during message transport.
 
 ```yaml
 Type: MultiValuedProperty
@@ -4565,7 +4565,7 @@ The SenderIpRanges parameter specifies a condition that looks for senders whose
 
 You can specify multiple values separated by commas.
 
-In Exchange Online, the IP address that's used during evaluation of this condition is the address of the last hop before reaching the service. This IP address is not guaranteed to be the original sender's IP address, especially if third-party software is used during message transport.
+In Exchange Online, the IP address that's used during evaluation of this condition is the address of the last hop before reaching the service. This IP address is not guaranteed to be the original sender's IP address, especially if non-Microsoft software is used during message transport.
 
 ```yaml
 Type: MultiValuedProperty

diff --git a/exchange/exchange-ps/exchange/Remove-DlpSensitiveInformationTypeRulePackage.md b/exchange/exchange-ps/exchange/Remove-DlpSensitiveInformationTypeRulePackage.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ $Rule = Get-DlpSensitiveInformationTypeRulePackage -Identity "Contoso Rule Pack"
 $Rule | Remove-DlpSensitiveInformationTypeRulePackage
 ```
 
-This example removes the third-party sensitive information type rule package named Contoso Rule Pack. The first command stores the identity of the rule package in a variable. The second command pipes the variable to the Remove-DlpSensitiveInformationTypeRulePackage cmdlet.
+This example removes the non-Microsoft sensitive information type rule package named Contoso Rule Pack. The first command stores the identity of the rule package in a variable. The second command pipes the variable to the Remove-DlpSensitiveInformationTypeRulePackage cmdlet.
 
 ## PARAMETERS
 

diff --git a/exchange/exchange-ps/exchange/Remove-ExoPhishSimOverrideRule.md b/exchange/exchange-ps/exchange/Remove-ExoPhishSimOverrideRule.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ ms.reviewer:
 ## SYNOPSIS
 This cmdlet is available only in the cloud-based service.
 
-Use the Remove-ExoPhishSimOverrideRule cmdlet to remove third-party phishing simulation override rules that bypass filtering. For more information, see [Configure the advanced delivery policy for third-party phishing simulations and email delivery to SecOps mailboxes](https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/advanced-delivery-policy-configure).
+Use the Remove-ExoPhishSimOverrideRule cmdlet to remove non-Microsoft phishing simulation override rules that bypass filtering. For more information, see [Configure the advanced delivery policy for non-Microsoft phishing simulations and email delivery to SecOps mailboxes](https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/advanced-delivery-policy-configure).
 
 For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see [Exchange cmdlet syntax](https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/exchange/exchange-cmdlet-syntax).
 

diff --git a/exchange/exchange-ps/exchange/Remove-ExoSecOpsOverrideRule.md b/exchange/exchange-ps/exchange/Remove-ExoSecOpsOverrideRule.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ ms.reviewer:
 ## SYNOPSIS
 This cmdlet is available only in the cloud-based service.
 
-Use the Remove-ExoSecOpsOverrideRule cmdlet to remove SecOps mailbox override rules that bypass filtering. For more information, see [Configure the advanced delivery policy for third-party phishing simulations and email delivery to SecOps mailboxes](https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/advanced-delivery-policy-configure).
+Use the Remove-ExoSecOpsOverrideRule cmdlet to remove SecOps mailbox override rules that bypass filtering. For more information, see [Configure the advanced delivery policy for non-Microsoft phishing simulations and email delivery to SecOps mailboxes](https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/advanced-delivery-policy-configure).
 
 For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see [Exchange cmdlet syntax](https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/exchange/exchange-cmdlet-syntax).
 

diff --git a/exchange/exchange-ps/exchange/Remove-PhishSimOverridePolicy.md b/exchange/exchange-ps/exchange/Remove-PhishSimOverridePolicy.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ ms.reviewer:
 ## SYNOPSIS
 This cmdlet is available only in the cloud-based service.
 
-Use the Remove-PhishSimOverridePolicy cmdlet to remove third-party phishing simulation override policies that bypass filtering. For more information, see [Configure the advanced delivery policy for third-party phishing simulations and email delivery to SecOps mailboxes](https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/advanced-delivery-policy-configure).
+Use the Remove-PhishSimOverridePolicy cmdlet to remove non-Microsoft phishing simulation override policies that bypass filtering. For more information, see [Configure the advanced delivery policy for non-Microsoft phishing simulations and email delivery to SecOps mailboxes](https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/advanced-delivery-policy-configure).
 
 For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see [Exchange cmdlet syntax](https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/exchange/exchange-cmdlet-syntax).
 

diff --git a/exchange/exchange-ps/exchange/Remove-SecOpsOverridePolicy.md b/exchange/exchange-ps/exchange/Remove-SecOpsOverridePolicy.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ ms.reviewer:
 ## SYNOPSIS
 This cmdlet is available only in the cloud-based service.
 
-Use the Remove-SecOpsOverridePolicy cmdlet to remove SecOps mailbox override policies that bypass filtering. For more information, see [Configure the advanced delivery policy for third-party phishing simulations and email delivery to SecOps mailboxes](https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/advanced-delivery-policy-configure).
+Use the Remove-SecOpsOverridePolicy cmdlet to remove SecOps mailbox override policies that bypass filtering. For more information, see [Configure the advanced delivery policy for non-Microsoft phishing simulations and email delivery to SecOps mailboxes](https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/advanced-delivery-policy-configure).
 
 For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see [Exchange cmdlet syntax](https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/exchange/exchange-cmdlet-syntax).
 

diff --git a/exchange/exchange-ps/exchange/Remove-TenantAllowBlockListItems.md b/exchange/exchange-ps/exchange/Remove-TenantAllowBlockListItems.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ This example removes the specified URL entry from the Tenant Allow/Block List.
 Remove-TenantAllowBlockListItems -ListType Url -ListSubType AdvancedDelivery -Entries *.fabrikam.com
 ```
 
-This example removes the URL allow entry for the specified third-party phishing simulation URL. For more information, see [Configure the advanced delivery policy for third-party phishing simulations and email delivery to SecOps mailboxes](https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/advanced-delivery-policy-configure).
+This example removes the URL allow entry for the specified non-Microsoft phishing simulation URL. For more information, see [Configure the advanced delivery policy for non-Microsoft phishing simulations and email delivery to SecOps mailboxes](https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/advanced-delivery-policy-configure).
 
 ## PARAMETERS