#O365 - Force delete user with DirSync

Force delete Office 365 active users

1. Run Windows Azure Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell as administrator

2. To connect Office 365, type

• Connect-MsolService

3. To disable dirsync, type

•   Set-MsolDirSyncEnabled –EnableDirSync $false

(remember enable back the dirsync after delete user completed by type, Set-MsolDirSyncEnabled –EnableDirSync $true)

4. To check dirsync was fully disable, type

• (Get-MSOLCompanyInformation).DirectorySynchronizationEnabled

(Enable and disable might take a while to complete. Please wait until the dirsync fully disable and continue next step)

5. To remove the active users, type

• Remove-MsolUser –UserPrincipalName darren@Contoso.com

6. To remove all the active users, type

•  Get-MsolUser | Remove-MsolUser -Force

Force delete Office 365 user from deleted users

1. Run Windows Azure Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell as administrator

2. To connect Office 365, type

• Connect-MsolService

3. To remove the deleted users, type

• Remove-MsolUser -UserPrincipalName darren@Contoso.com -RemoveFromRecycleBin

or

• Remove-MsolUser -UserPrincipalName darren@Contoso.com -RemoveFromRecycleBin -force

4. To remove all deleted users, type

• Get-MsolUser -ReturnDeletedUsers | Remove-MsolUser -RemoveFromRecycleBin -Force