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Brass Contributor

Sep 28, 2016

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Prevent users to change profil photo

I want to prevent users that they can change the company's profile picture, but I cannot find the solution on the web. I have tried several solutions, but still is the user capable to change the prof...

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SanthoshB1
Sep 28, 2016
Set-OWAMailboxPolicy applies only for OWA and users can able to change their photos from other O365 services. Also this policy will take effect after 60 minutes,

Diego Martinez

Copper Contributor

Nov 29, 2017

Try with this one > Get-OwaMailboxPolicy | Set-OwaMailboxPolicy -SetPhotoURL $false
You'll disable the users the option to search and choose the photo they want to upload.
Of course, after apply the already known Get-OwaMailboxPolicy | Set-OwaMailboxPolicy -SetPhotoEnabled $false

Deleted

Nov 30, 2017

Hi Diego,

Thanks for your answer. Could you please tell me more about the SetPhotoURL parameter?

It seems it's a String type of value, not Boolean.

Also, I'm note sure that this command will prevent users from uploading their photo in Teams.

Diego Martinez
Copper Contributor
Sep 10, 2018
Just try it and let us know if it works, it worked in my side.
> Get-OwaMailboxPolicy | Set-OwaMailboxPolicy -SetPhotoURL $false
- Raymond Boone
  Iron Contributor
  Sep 10, 2018
  We set this long ago here and it's never prevented us from using Teams to change the photo. It does prevent changing the photo from other Office 365 apps.
  - James Gantt
    Copper Contributor
    Oct 11, 2018
    I also used that setting last year and it still allows them to change it. I opened a ticket with MS support and they admitted that it couldn't be locked down but they were looking into a solution. That was about 7 months ago now. I never heard anything else from them.