What is the first step to enable or disable a mailbox in the Exchange Management Console?

To enable or disable a mailbox in the Exchange Management Console (EMC), the first step is to access the EMC itself. The EMC serves as the primary interface for managing Exchange environments, where administrators can perform various tasks related to mailboxes, recipients, and server configurations.

Navigating directly to the EMC allows the administrator to utilize its features to search for the specific mailbox they wish to manage. The EMC centralizes all mailbox management functions, making it straightforward to enable or disable mailboxes as needed.

While options such as opening the Active Directory User Center or using the Windows Command Prompt might be related to managing users and services in a broader context, they do not provide the dedicated tools and functionalities specific to mailbox management that the EMC does. Similarly, the Control Panel is primarily for general system configurations and does not offer the specialized mailbox operations necessary for this task.