Step 9 - Schedule the Mailbox Manager to Run Recipient Policies

Last published : Apr 17, 2026
When you have created and configured a Mailbox Recipient Policy you need to schedule the Mailbox Manager to run the policy. If you do not schedule the Mailbox Manager to run the policy, your configurations do not take effect and the Mailbox Recipient Policy is not applied.
Note: The Mailbox Manager works only on local mailboxes. You cannot configure the Mailbox Manager on one server to process mailboxes on a different server.
To schedule the Mailbox Manager to run recipient policies
  1. Select Start > Programs > Microsoft Exchange > System Manager.
  2. Right-click the server that is host the mailbox for which you want to run the Recipient Policy and click Properties.
  3. Within the Mailbox Management tab, in the Start mailbox management processdrop-down menu, select when you want all Mailbox Recipient Policies to run on the server. To create a custom schedule, selectUse custom schedulefrom the drop-down menu and clickCustomize.
  4. In the Schedule dialog box, select the time and select the day of the week you want the Mailbox Manager to run. Click OK to close the dialog box.
  5. Click OK to close the Server Properties window. You have successfully scheduled the Mailbox Manager.
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