Multiple Microsoft 365 licenses for one user

Hi everybody!

We are using Microsoft 365 Business Standard and I have three users who (for unknown reasons) are assigned an Office 365 Business Standard license and an Exchange Online (Plan 1) license. What will happen if I remove the Exchange licenses? Will there be any impact on the users' email messages and OneDrive files?

Thank you!

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Hi Ava_B,

Thanks for posing in our forum. Microsoft 365 Business Standard includes Exchange online license. For your reference:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-365/business/compare-all-microsoft-365-business-products

Therefore, there is no impact to remove the additional Exchange online Plan 1 license. The Exchange online license is used to provision user’s mailbox. User won’t have a second mailbox after multiple Exchange license assigned. Hence, I believe it’s ok to remove the additional license.

Note: Just for double protection, you can back up your mailbox data before removing license.

Hope this can help. Please feel free to let me know if anything is unclear.

Best Regards,

Sylvie

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Last updated October 1, 2021 Views 439 Applies to: