Set-Notification Exchange cmdlet issued (25628) how to monitor with email alert

[bob]

Man, that event ID 25628 in the Event Viewer pops up when someone runs the Set-Notification cmdlet in Exchange. It flags a change to notification settings right there in your server logs. You know, it's like the system yelling that tweaks happened to how alerts get pushed out. This event sits under the MSExchange Management logs usually. Details show who issued it, from what machine, and the exact time stamp. If you're tweaking Exchange notifications, this logs every single one. I always check it after updates to spot any weird changes. It helps you track if admins are messing with email alerts without telling anyone. The description spells out the cmdlet parameters used too. So you see precisely what got set, like thresholds or recipients. Hmmm, without monitoring this, you might miss sneaky config shifts. But spotting it early keeps your setup stable.

You can watch for this event super easy through the Event Viewer itself. Just fire it up on your server. Go to the Custom Views section. Create a new one filtering for ID 25628 in the Exchange logs. That way, it highlights just these hits. Now, to get email alerts, attach a task to it. Right-click the event, pick Attach Task To This Event. Name your task something simple like NotificationWatch. Set it to trigger when this event fires. For the action, choose Send an email. You fill in your SMTP server details there. Add the to and from addresses you want. Even toss in a subject like "Hey, Set-Notification just ran." Make sure the task runs with admin rights. Test it by simulating the event if you can. I do this all the time for quick heads-ups. It emails you right away without extra hassle. Or, if you want fancier, loop in a script later, but start basic here.

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Note, the PowerShell email alert code was moved to this post.