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The Files tab in channels is now "Shared"
I've found this Roadmap article about this feature: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?id=470597 The Microsoft 365 Admin Message Center Message ID MC1025217 says "Before rollout, we will update this post with new documentation." But I can't find any documentation and users in my organisation have this new feature. It's not in any of the blog posts here. Any thoughts on where to find useful end user materials?
Two different Delete-Only Retention Policies for Microsoft Teams chat
I have created two different delete-only retention policies for Microsoft Teams chat. Four of us use a 90-day deletion policy and the rest of our staff use a 30-day deletion policy. My question is: If I am using the 90-day policy and I chat with someone who uses the 30-day policy, will my chats remain visible for 90 days and theirs for 30? Or will the most restrictive policy take over and delete the chats from both sides after 30 days?
Issue with Teams RSC Permission TeamMember.Read.Group
I want to use Teams RSC to allow a bot to add and remove members of (private) teams channels. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/platform/graph-api/rsc/resource-specific-consent#supported-rsc-permissions the API scope ChannelMember.ReadWrite.Group is appropriate for that. -> "Read and write the members of this team's channels." I have created a teams app and added the RSC API application scope (ChannelMember.ReadWrite.Group) to the App manifest and published the app to my org. The app has the "team" scope. Then I installed the app in a team and tested the API access. I sign-in with the Application SP using app-only auth. What is working: I can read the members of a public channel in the team using: invoke-mggraphRequest -Uri https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/teams/[team id]/channels/[channel id]/members -Method Get I can also read the members of a shared channel in the team using the same request. What is not working: I cannot access a private channel in the team: The above request yields the response: "code":"Forbidden","message":"Caller does not have the required roles for accessing 'Private' channel data. To access 'Private' data, API requires one of 'ChannelMember.Read.All, ChannelMember.ReadWrite.All, Group.Read.All, Directory.Read.All, Group.ReadWrite.All, Directory.ReadWrite.All'. Roles on the request 'Group.Selected'." I cannot remove a member from a shared channel. The request: invoke-mggraphRequest -Uri https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/teams/[team id]/channels/[channel id]/members/[member id] -Method Delete yields the error: "code":"Forbidden","message":"Caller app is not enabled for requesting the channel of 'Shared' channel type. To access channel data app has to be enabled in the requesting channel." Has someone successfully used the RSC TeamMember.Read.Group in a shared or private channel? Why does the API not work in private channels and only for read in shared channel? The documentation says "of this team's channels", it does not mention any restriction to public channels. Also a write scope only to public channels does not make sense, as members of a public channel are inherited from the team and cannot be managed seperately. What do I need to do differently to be able to read and modify members of private and shared channels in a team using RSC permissions?
Teams recordings and transcript
Hey everyone, I’m trying to set up Teams recordings and transcripts for certain Client Advisor meetings so that -Only advisors can access them -Deleted automatically after 24 hours -Other meetings by the same advisors remain unaffected Teams meeting policies aren’t ideal because they apply to all meetings for a user. Retention labels in Purview are tricky to apply per meeting. Has anyone: -Done per-meeting 24h retention for Teams recordings? -Found ways to automatically detect specific meetings? -Automated retention + access restriction using Power Automate or other tools? Looking for practical advice or examples ideally something fully automated, without relying on manual deletion.Show Meeting Attendees in Order They Joined the Meeting
Bottom line up front: Is there a way to show meeting attendees on the "People" tab in the order they joined the meeting vs alphabetically? Facilitating Teams meetings is a big part of my job and it's important to know when certain, usually high level, people join the call. Usually the call can't start until a key person joins. Let's say the important person's last name is "Wright"; currently, I have to continuously scroll down to the bottom of the list of People to see if Ms. Wright has joined the call, since her name will be at or near the bottom of the list. To add to the complications, many times the call is large, so I have to hit "See More" to be able to see the bottom of the list (and in the process not be able to allow any external attendees in the meeting). Is there a way to sort the People list in the order they arrive to the meeting? E.g., most recent attendees get added to the top of the list vs slotted in alphabetically.Auto-Updating Teams Work Location is Not Employee Monitoring
As is the way of the internet, the news that a feature to automatically set the Teams work location for users created a huge fuss about the prospect that managers would keep an eye on employees based on their location. Of course, this is all rubbish. The update automates an existing feature that no sane manager would use to monitor employees. https://office365itpros.com/2025/10/28/teams-work-location-auto/Stealing Access Token Secrets from Teams is Hard Unless a Workstation is Compromised
Teams stores information in a local state file, including encrypted access tokens. A report from a French company explained how to extract and use those tokens with the Graph API. Is this important? It could be if attackers manage to gain access to a workstation, but at that point you’ve got other problems, and maybe using code to decrypt some tokens is the least of your troubles. https://office365itpros.com/2025/10/27/local-state-file-teams/Teams build 25275.2601.4002.2815) instantly closes on launch ucrtbase.dll error 0xc0000409
After updating to Teams 25275.2601.4002.2815, the app opens for one second then closes—no UI, no error. Env: Win 11 Pro 23H2 (26100) WebView2 141.0.3537.92 Entra ID joined (AAD) Faulting module: ucrtbase.dll Exception code: 0xc0000409 Path: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\MSTeams_25275.2601.4002.2815_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\ms-teams.exe Tried: cleared Teams/WebView2/AAD caches, reinstalled Teams + WebView2 + VC++, did Reset this PC and clean USB install — same result. Works fine for local admin + other Entra users and browser. Older builds (Aug/Sep 2025) work fine → likely regression in this release. Please confirm if known and being investigated.
Ghost notifications
Got an employee that still receives notifications for a meeting that no longer exists. Have logged her out then back in, cleared cache, cleared data, re-installed and verified with the owner/creator of the meeting that the meeting has been deleted. She only gets this on her iPhone and no where else. Ideas?How do you handle rewards & recognition in MS Teams?
I'm curious to learn how other organizations are managing rewards and recognition programs within Microsoft Teams. Are you using built-in features like praise badges and announcements, third-party apps from the Teams store, or custom solutions integrated through Power Platform?
Best survey tool for Microsoft Teams?
Because Forms isn't cutting it anymore! What would you recommend as the best employee survey tool to use inside Microsoft Teams. We definitely need a survey solution that functions inside Teams because the second our team has to open another app, survey completion rates drop fast. Forms was a simple rudimentary solution but now I think we need a more sophisticated tool with better anlytics. Any thoughts?Status available for internal only
For the love of God, please add the ability to make my status show as away for external and available to internal team members. This seems so basic and would make my life so much better, yet I can find no solution. If I show as available, I am constantly bombarded by external clients. If I set myself to busy or away, then my staff think I'm unavailable. Please develop a solution!New Audio-Only Recording Option for Teams Meetings
A new audio-only recording option for Teams meeting suppresses the video feed from meeting participants to generate the MP4 file for the meeting recording. The idea is to better preserve user privacy during recording playbacks. Few will miss the video stream because the audio is usually more important. The audio is also the basis for the meeting transcript, and that leads to AI-generated outputs like meetings summaries and action items. https://office365itpros.com/2025/10/20/audio-only-recording-teams/Microsoft Teams Workflows v2: New Features, Faster Automation Explained
🚀 Big Update for Microsoft Teams Users: Workflows v2 is Here! Microsoft is rolling out a completely redesigned Workflows experience in Teams, built from the ground up to make automation simpler, faster, and more intuitive. Powered by Power Automate, this update helps you automate repetitive tasks and streamline processes in just a few clicks. ✅ What’s New? A streamlined UI across Teams chats, channels, and SharePoint Redesigned template catalog for quick workflow discovery Natural language-to-flow capabilities 📅 Rollout Timeline Public Preview: September 2025 General Availability: October 2025 No admin action required—existing workflows remain unaffected. This is part of Microsoft’s broader effort to make automation accessible for everyone. 🔗 Learn more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=491632 👉 How will you use Workflows v2 to boost productivity in Teams? Share your thoughts below! https://youtu.be/teIRFc4eYoA #MicrosoftTeams #PowerAutomate #Workflows #Productivity #Automation #Microsoft365
Please tell me how to disable the Pin Copilot message
Morning! I wrote a message yesterday but nobody replied, so here's another one so it doesn't get lost Can somebody tell me how to disable the annoying "Pin Copilot Chat" popup? every morning I have to say "Maybe Later" when I really mean to say NEVER IN A THOUSAND YEARS
Bot creation failed
When i tried to create a bot in dev.teams.microsoft.com i am getting the below error { "resultType": 2, "result": null, "errorMessage": "When using this permission, the backing application of the service principal being created must in the local tenant" } can anyone help me with this Microsoft TeamsCan I add a co-organiser to a meeting that someone without the owner doing it
Is it possible to alter the co-organiser of a recurring meeting if the owner of the meeting series is not available to? They are on long-term leave and we need someone else (part of the meeting anyway) to manage the series. Is it possible as a global admin perhaps?Call Event when one user calls another user so that Bot can be added to call
We have developed our Bot application and can record all media(audio, video) locally when a user directly calls the Bot User. However, we do not get a call event when one user calls another user - so that we can add the Bot to record the call. Both users have the global default compliance policy which allows recording. We have provided the necessary permissions to the Bot. What are we missing ? Thanks
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