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Update: You can now control Teams Meeting Recording expiration notification emails
Hey Teams community, We've heard the feedback. For admins and users managing a high volume of meetings, TMR expiration emails can pile up fast. We've been working on giving you control, and that control is now here. What's new Tenant admins can now use a PowerShell cmdlet to suppress Teams Meeting Recording expiration and deletion notification emails across their organization. Notifications stay on by default (no change if you do nothing), but if you'd like to turn them off, here's how. Prerequisites Latest version of SharePoint Online Management Shell (download here). Note, it's Windows-only, so you'll need a Windows machine or Azure Virtual Desktop SharePoint Admin or Global Admin permissions Steps 1. Connect to your tenant powershell Connect-SPOService -Url https://<your-tenant>-admin.sharepoint.com 2. Check the current value powershell Get-SPOTenant | Format-List *Recording* False = notifications currently on (default). True = notifications suppressed. 3. Suppress notifications powershell Set-SPOTenant -DisableTeamsMeetingRecordingDeletedNotification $true You'll see a confirmation prompt — enter Y to proceed. 4. Verify powershell (Get-SPOTenant).DisableTeamsMeetingRecordingDeletedNotification True means you're all set. No more expiration emails for your tenant. Want to turn them back on later? Just run the same command with $false. What doesn't change Recordings still expire and delete on the same schedule No per-user settings, no UI changes. This is purely a tenant-level admin toggle We'll keep monitoring feedback, and as always, drop your questions below.
'New Teams' - DOES NOT Remember Window Positions
Can anyone tell me if there is a FIX for this??? Ever since I upgraded to the NEW and IMPROVED [and I choke on those words] Teams, DOES NOT remember my previous window positions for either the main window or individual chats. The Classic Teams did this. When can we expect this be FIXED? This is HIGHLY annoying. It is bad enough that Microsoft feels the need to have this fill nearly your entire screen [as if it was the only application you used]. The very least you could do is check these sorts of issues before the app went to production and in my opinion this app is nowhere near production worthy. Please FIX this immediately or provide a workaround that can be utilized as soon as possible. I wish I could use the old 'classic' Teams, but it will no longer let me. At least it would remember my previous Window Positions.
"None" option missing from Teams background options
Hi, Our teams "none" background option is missing. Forcing users to use a background or the blur backgrounds. I have tried to revert back to classic teams to see if that is a fix, but I am unable to toggle it off and it takes me to download the classic teams which is just the new teams download. I do see this message "Your org sets background to blur unless something else is selected" when trying to update the background in a call. We are not disabling this option as an organization. And I can switch to other backgrounds.
How much should Teams presence influence call routing
One thing I've noticed recently is that many Teams Phone environments still treat presence as a destination state rather than a routing input. A typical flow might look like: Caller selects an option Call is transferred User is unavailable Caller ends up in voicemail or another queue Technically the routing worked. From the caller's perspective, it often didn't. I'm curious how others are approaching this. Are you using Teams presence as part of your call-routing logic? For example: Available → transfer immediately Busy → offer an alternative path In a meeting → capture context Offline → route elsewhere Or are traditional queues and escalation paths still sufficient for most scenarios? Interested to hear what people are doing in real deployments.
Is anyone building individual development plans inside Teams?
So hear me out. I discovered that if something is in a live document, sharepoint, etc, I've found that employees dont really check up on it or follow through with it unless they are regularly reminded. Same goes for any software we try to implement that requires a seperate login and lives in another app completely. Our employees spend most of their time communicating in Teams so I want to take our IDP process into Teams. Are there any decent talent or employee development apps for Teams that anyone can recommend for IDPs?Anyone found a good way to run performance reviews inside Teams?
Our company just switched to doing everything in Teams and the one thing that still lives outside is performance reviews. We use a separate web app that nobody logs into until the last minute and managers hate it. Is there anything that actually handles the full review cycle with self assessments, manager ratings, maybe even 360 feedback? Our IT team said they'd prefer something that uses our existing M365 directory so we dont have to manage another user list.
Allow muting a person only for me
Sometimes I am in a meeting where one of the persons in the meeting is actually near me in the world outside the screen. In this case the sound is a bit maddening since there is a small delay between the sound from the person and the sound through the teams interface. In these cases, I would like to mute the person only for me since I am sitting near and can hear the person fine without headphones. Right now I need to takeoff headphones when the person is talking and putting it back as the person finishes talking.Stop Automatic Calling when Screensharing
I screenshare a lot in my position; I call the coworker (Phone/Headset) and train them on what I need them to look at. I am in a large office building, and the automatic calling of the receivers' PC is disruptive, as I do not was the whole office to hear my conversation or have people hear my trainee. I see no way to disable the team auto-call once I start to screen share or in the Options. All my coworkers feel this frustration as well. I do use the computer microphone/speaks aspect when working from home, but would disable it totally, if it would stop the auto-call. I do not want it to affect meeting invites to others, as others around the country can use their PC speak/microphone, if they want. Please advise.Copilot Studio in Teams sometimes wraps user input with HTML tags (e.g., <div>)
I’m using Copilot Studio deployed to Microsoft Teams, and I noticed that user messages are occasionally received with HTML tags. For example, when a user sends "get me the onboarding status", sometimes it displays in the dialog box as "<div>get me the onboarding status</div>" This does not happen consistently. I’m not sure whether this is caused by how Teams renders or sends messages (e.g., HTML vs plain text), or if it is something specific to Copilot Studio. Is this expected behavior for the Teams channel? Any clarification or recommended handling would be appreciated.
Issue Sideloading Word Extension into Word Online via GoDaddy M365 Account
Hi everyone, We’re currently facing an issue while trying to sideload a Word extension into Word Online. From what we understand, the standard process is to upload the add-in through the Microsoft 365 Admin Center, after which users within the organisation can access it through the “Add-ins” section in Word Online. However, our organisation’s Microsoft 365 account was purchased through GoDaddy instead of directly from Microsoft. Because of this, attempts to access certain Microsoft 365 Admin Center features appear to get redirected to the GoDaddy Admin Center instead. We suspect this may be preventing us from accessing the required deployment/app management options needed for sideloading the extension. Has anyone faced a similar issue with GoDaddy-managed Microsoft 365 accounts? Any guidance or workaround suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Teams for Android Auto - Receive Messages but Replies always Fail
I have a Pixel 10 with all latest OS and Patches as well as latest MS Teams App. For months now I've had a problem where all my incoming work messages on Teams come through fine, but when I attempt to reply it never sends the message. When I look at my Teams App there is a red retry icon because the message failed to send. When I send a new message in the app it works fine but the previous reply through Android auto remains in retry status ie Failed. Is anyone able to reply to a Work account teams message using Android Auto? It has never worked for me.small white window that opens during sharing in a meeting
Hi, I've Teams vers. 26120.3106.4722.3411. For some time when I access to a meeting and sharing the screen, a window or a presentation, a small white windows appears at the bottom right and I cannot close it. To close this window and to prevent it from opening again I need to disconnect to Teams also for 2-3 times. Well, how could I solve a such issue permanently? Thanks This is the window image that I can capture:No option to go to message from search without opening side panel
When I search for a term (whether using All or Messages) and click on a result, I intend to go to that message in the chat or direct message with the whole window, just as if I had navigated there manually. I do NOT want to open an awkward side panel with that conversation. There are no right click options on the search results. How can I get rid of the side panel and just [Go to message]?Planner task comments no longer send email notifications – critical regression
This change removed a previously existing core functionality without providing an adequate replacement. With the new Planner experience, task comments no longer trigger automatic email notifications to assigned users. This breaks a critical communication mechanism that many teams relied on for reliable task coordination. As a result, assigned users are no longer consistently informed about updates, introducing a high risk of missed information and operational issues in day-to-day work. There is currently no supported or enforceable alternative to ensure users are notified. Previous behavior: Task comments triggered automatic email notifications Assigned users were reliably informed Communication was traceable and consistent Current behavior: No automatic email notifications No configuration to restore this @mentions required (manual, error-prone, not enforceable) Microsoft Support has confirmed that this is by design and cannot be reverted. From an enterprise perspective, this is not just a design change, but a regression of critical functionality without an equivalent replacement. Request: Please restore automatic email notifications for task discussions or provide a reliable, enforceable alternative for notifying assigned users. Question to the community: How are you handling this change in real-world scenarios? Switching tools? Enforcing @mentions? Moving communication out of Planner? Would appreciate hearing how others are dealing with this.Teams meeting history
Seems like I have to be missing something, but I can't find this anywhere: where do I see a history of meetings I have joined in Teams (e.g., when I joined, when it stopped, and the duration)? I see "calls" under "History" in the "Activity" space, but don't see meetings, and through searching on here and online more generally, don't see a way to get that info.
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