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Limit creation of Office 365 Groups
Hello, Is there any way to limit the creation of Office 365 Groups? I have found this article here by Microsoft, but requires Azure AD Premium. https://support.office.com/en-us/article/manage-who...
- This is the only method currently available to limit group creation overall, and it does require Azure AD Premium. The PowerShell commands will work with any licensing level, but Microsoft could enforce the licensing for that at any time.
You're not alone in your feedback on this, and it's a common ask. Technically, only the administrator who performs this action (the PowerShell commands) needs an Azure AD Premium P1 license, so you could just get 1. Otherwise, be sure to share your feedback on UserVoice (https://office365.uservoice.com/forums/286611-office-365-groups).
The more feedback we can share the better!
This is the only method currently available to limit group creation overall, and it does require Azure AD Premium. The PowerShell commands will work with any licensing level, but Microsoft could enforce the licensing for that at any time.
You're not alone in your feedback on this, and it's a common ask. Technically, only the administrator who performs this action (the PowerShell commands) needs an Azure AD Premium P1 license, so you could just get 1. Otherwise, be sure to share your feedback on UserVoice (https://office365.uservoice.com/forums/286611-office-365-groups).
The more feedback we can share the better!
You're not alone in your feedback on this, and it's a common ask. Technically, only the administrator who performs this action (the PowerShell commands) needs an Azure AD Premium P1 license, so you could just get 1. Otherwise, be sure to share your feedback on UserVoice (https://office365.uservoice.com/forums/286611-office-365-groups).
The more feedback we can share the better!
Hey guys--- I think there are actually 2 different ways to limit group creation. One option is a binary "on/off" switch where the you disable all ability for all your users to create O365 Groups/Teams through the native O365 end user interfaces (admins can still create groups through the O365 admin interfaces and PowerShell. This SHOULD NOT require AAD Premium, except for the admin running the PowerShell- I've seen this setting as well in the new AAD admin portal but never used this method myself. If it works, it may bypass the AAD P1 requirement for the admin). The second option is like the first except that you define a specific AAD Security Group that has the ability to create Groups/Teams through the native O365 Interfaces, but all other users are blocked from doing so. This option does require AAD Premium. The full licensing implications are hard to track down officially, but they are listed here: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Learn-about-Office-365-Groups-b565caa1-5c40-40ef-9915-60fdb2d97fa2#ID0EAADAAA=Feature_availability_and_licensing&ID0EAACAAA=Features_&_Licensing
The PowerShell is essentially the same for both option 1 and 2 above, but option 2 has the additional step of creating the Security Group and adding it to the AAD Directory Settings Template. The process is described here: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/manage-who-can-create-office-365-groups-4c46c8cb-17d0-44b5-9776-005fced8e618
- Hi John,
I am quite new to the O365 scene and am still learning best practices as we roll out. You said there was a on/off switch to turn off group creation for users in the web ui? Where is that setting? All the documentation I can find says you can only do it in powershell and only with some form of azure license.- Hi! No simple on/off
Powershell is the way to go
