Unable to Disable/Remove Send Connector on Exchange 2010

Below error will appear when you are trying to remove send connector through Microsoft Exchange Control Panel.

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Microsoft Exchange Error
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Action ‘Disable’ could not be performed on object ‘SMTP_OUT’.

SMTP_OUT Failed
Error:
Property Enabled can’t be set on this object because it requires the object to have version 0.1 (8.0.535.0) or later. The object’s current version is 0.0 (6.5.6500.0).

Below error will appear when you are trying to remove send connector through Microsoft Exchange Management Shell.

Property Enabled can’t be set on this object because it requires the object to have version 0.1 (8.0.535.0) or later. The object’s current version is 0.0 (6.5.6500.0).
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (0:Int32) [Set-SendConnector], InvalidObjectOperationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : 13D8F826,Microsoft.Exchange.Management.SystemConfigurationTasks.SetSendConnector

To modify the Send Connector Exchange Version, Open AdsiEdit.msc.

1. Right Click ADSI Edit and click Connect to
2. Select Configuration from well known Naming Context, then click OK



3. Expand Configuration [Domain FQDN].
4. Expand CN=Services.
5. Expand CN=Microsoft Exchange.
6. Expand CN=<Organization name>.
7. Expand CN=Administrative Groups.
8. Expand CN=Exchange Administrative Group.
9. Expand CN=Routing Groups.
10. Expand CN=First Routing Group.
11. Expand CN=Connections.

In the middle pane there will be a Send Connector. Right click and go to Properties.

Select msExchVersion attribute and click Edit.

Enter the value as 4535486012416. Click OK.

Now you can Disable or Remove this Send connector through Exchange Control Panel or Exchange Management Shell.