KB5066373: Hotfix update for Exchange Server Subscription Edition RTM, September 2025. Fixes failed online archiving for hybrid on-premises mailboxes
In short
Online archiving works again for affected hybrid Exchange mailboxes after this hotfix, which addresses a non-security issue.
Does it affect you? Applies to: Exchange Server Subscription Edition RTM deployments. The issue affects hybrid environments where the archive mailbox is in Exchange Online and the primary mailbox is on-premises.
What changes
Fix 1 change
Online archiving
For: Hybrid Exchange administrators
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Retention-tagged items configured to move to an online archive are moved automatically again for affected hybrid mailboxes.1
The fix applies when the dedicated Exchange Hybrid Application is enabled, the archive is in Exchange Online, and the primary mailbox remains on-premises.
Technical details
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Data sheet
- Released
- 2025-09-08
- Classification
- Updates
- Type
- Cumulative update
- Servicing branch
- RTM
- Restart
- Required
- Replaces
- KB5063224
- Replaced by
- KB5066366
| Version | Build | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| SE | 15.2.2562.27 | General availability |
Security
No vulnerabilities are listed for this update.
Downloads (Microsoft Update Catalog)
Package
SE
154.8 MB
Sources
Updated
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (1)
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- Online archiving fails for on-premises users in hybrid environment
support.microsoft.com
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