New Registration setting for Teams Events
The unified Teams Events experience introduces a new Registration setting for all Teams Events in the Meet app, available by default.
31. May 2026
Tagged: Teams Policy
Meeting Bot Detection in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft is rolling out bot detection for Teams Meetings, requiring an additional approval step before external meeting assistant bots can be admitted from the lobby. Administrators can configure a new policy setting to control bot access tenant-wide, including blocking detected bots entirely.
25. May 2026
New admin settings for Viva Engage Communities and Storylines in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft has released independent admin settings for Viva Engage Communities and Storylines in Teams. Teams administrators should review and configure their preferred settings before Communities in Teams reaches general availability in June.
23. May 2026
Teams meetings now support automatic transcription without recording
Teams meetings now support automatic transcription without recording. Meeting organizers can select “Transcribe only” when scheduling, giving them more granular control in environments where recording is restricted by compliance or privacy policies.
3. May 2026
A simplified app installation experience in the Teams Admin Center
A new app installation experience in the Teams Admin Center lets apps be installed individually for users, groups, or Everyone, finally replacing the inflexible app setup policies.
14. April 2026
Microsoft retires the CAPTCHA challenges for Teams meeting join
Microsoft is retiring the CAPTCHA verification setting for Teams meeting join and replacing it with a new bot-detection capability that gives organizers better control over automated participants.
5. April 2026
Numeric-only meeting passcodes in Teams
Teams administrators can now enable 8-digit numeric-only meeting passcodes as an alternative to the default alphanumeric format, making manual entry easier while increasing the risk of unauthorized access.
5. April 2026
How to customize Teams recording and transcription consent notifications with PowerShell
This post explains how to configure custom Teams recording and transcription consent notifications for meetings and calls using PowerShell, including message templates, localization, and known limitations.
5. February 2026
Customize consent notifications for Teams recording and transcription
Microsoft has rolled out new admin controls to customize consent notifications for recording and transcription in Teams meetings.
1. February 2026
Microsoft retires Teams-specific feedback policy configurations
Microsoft will retire Teams-specific feedback policies, as Teams Mobile is the last remaining platform. Feedback policies should now be managed by the Cloud Policy service.
22. November 2025
Microsoft Teams now supports per-user external domain access policies
Microsoft Teams introduces per-user and group-based external domain access policies, giving admins granular control over which external domains specific users or departments can communicate with.
12. October 2025
Microsoft is changing the Teams meeting policy for Copilot
Microsoft is updating the Copilot setting in Teams meetings. Until now, Copilot started with transcription turned on by default. With the new setting, Copilot will start without transcription, and organizers must enable transcription manually if they need it for post-meeting insights.
30. August 2025
How Teams Virtual Events use SharePoint Embedded containers
Teams Virtual Events use SharePoint Embedded containers to store published video recordings. Microsoft has a built-in cleanup logic for these containers. In this post, I explain how the cleanup process works, how to identify these containers, and how Teams admins can disable video publishing if needed.
3. August 2025
New setting for Teams Events: Control town hall access with TownhallEventAttendeeAccess
Teams has introduced a new policy setting that separates access control for town halls from webinars, giving admins more flexibility.
26. July 2025
Changes for feedback policies in Microsoft Teams
Teams is streamlining feedback management by transitioning to the Cloud Policy service. This change simplifies feedback processes by unifying all feedback entry points under a single policy.
29. June 2025
New Teams policy setting for Speaker Attribution on personal devices
A new feature for speaker attribution on personal devices is available for Teams Premium and Microsoft 365 Copilot users. The feature is enabled by default.
15. June 2025
The Teams Recording Rollout Policy will be retired in June 2025
A key update is coming to a Teams policy: the MeetingRecordingOwnership setting will transition to default recordings being saved in the meeting organizer’s OneDrive.
10. June 2025
Upcoming change for the global calling policy in Teams
New Teams calling policy updates will soon make call recording and transcription features accessible by default for new users and those on the unmodified host policy.
9. June 2025
Transcription policy update for Teams Meeting
Microsoft Teams is updating its transcription settings in the global meeting policy. This change aims to enhance AI features and streamline transcription use during meetings.
25. January 2025
New Teams AI Policy for biometric profiles
The new Teams AI policy announced in September is available in the tenant. Teams administrators should note the default configuration.
13. October 2024