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Get-Help cmdlet for Exchange Server 2016 fails on Windows Server 2016


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Symptoms

If you run the Get-Help cmdlet for an instance of Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 that is deployed on Windows Server 2016, you receive an error message that resembles the following:

[PS] C:\>Get-Help Get-MailboxDatabase

Get-Help : Exception calling "Open" with "0" argument(s): "The following error occurred while loading the extended type data file: Error in TypeData "Deserialized.System.Management.Automation.DebuggerCommandResults": The member TargetTypeForDeserialization is already present. Error in TypeData "System.Management.Automation.DebuggerCommandResults": The member SerializationDepth is already present. [….] "Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.Management.RunspaceServerSettingsPresentationObject": The member SerializationData is already present. Error in TypeData "Deserialized.Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.Management.RunspaceServerSettingsPresentationObject": The member TargetTypeForDeserialization is already present. " At line:1 char:1 + Get-Help Get-MailboxDatabase + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-Help], MethodInvocationException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : RuntimeException

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Resolution

To fix this problem, install the Windows Server 2016 March 2018 cumulative update.

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Keywords: Windows Server 2016, Exchange Server 2016, Get-Help fails

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Article Info
Article ID : 4131512
Revision : 6
Created on : 8/13/2020
Published on : 8/13/2020
Exists online : False
Views : 293