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Nebulous8
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Oct 11, 2022

Teaching MS365 and need 'fake' users

Hi   I have MS365 Business Standard licence, with an email for myself.   I don't need to add anyone to be able to use any features at all. email or Teams (really) but I want to be able to share m...
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  • Nebulous8's avatar
    Nebulous8
    Oct 12, 2022
    This sounds great! Would never have known about this.

    I got 80% of the way through but it won't accept me on the E5 subscription saying 'Sandbox provisioning is currently disabled due to a technical issue, please try again in a few days'.

    However, is there a cost associated with the E5 licence?

    I'm not a developer but it sounds like the sandbox area would be really helpful not only for Teams but for the other MS365 apps as well.

    Thank you!
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Nebulous8
Copper Contributor
Oct 12, 2022
This sounds great! Would never have known about this.

I got 80% of the way through but it won't accept me on the E5 subscription saying 'Sandbox provisioning is currently disabled due to a technical issue, please try again in a few days'.

However, is there a cost associated with the E5 licence?

I'm not a developer but it sounds like the sandbox area would be really helpful not only for Teams but for the other MS365 apps as well.

Thank you!
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Nebulous8
Copper Contributor
Oct 14, 2022

Actually think I can answer that question myself - becoming a member in MS Dynamics gives a free E5 licence, I think I have that right - "Hurrah" if that is the case :happyface:

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    Teresa_Cyrus
    MVP
    Oct 17, 2022

    Nebulous8 

     

    I apologize for delay in responding. I was away but it sounds like you got what you needed.

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      Nebulous8
      Copper Contributor
      Oct 22, 2022
      Thanks yes I did indeed.

      Is this the correct place to ask ongoing questions or is there a better destination?

      For instance, I wanted to understand, how do I capture views of how it looks (let's say) for someone receiving a Teams chat message - I can easily so how I capture my own side of that action, but how do I switch it round to show what it looks like for the other person receiving the message? Do I have to stop, log out, log in as the recipient I used to send the message, every time or is there a better way to do it?

      Many thanks.

      Also, I cannot see where I can set the password for all my users to be the same so I can actually log in and out. Guidance I found seemed to say I should go back to the subscription page but I cannot figure out where that is.
      • Teresa_Cyrus's avatar
        Teresa_Cyrus
        MVP
        Oct 22, 2022

        Hi Nebulous8 

         

        Question 1) You can follow this scenario. 

        • Organizer - You Open MS Teams Window App
        • Fake User - Open MS Teams Online app in the Private View Browser

        Windows 10

        • Now, both applications are open.  When you want to view the Organizer or Fake User screen, you can easily switch between the two to display to your audience. 

        Windows 11

        • If you have Windows 11 downloaded, you can snap multiple windows to the screen. (For this reason, I will be downloading Windows 11 ASAP. :xd:) However, you still have to follow Organizer & Fake User setup as mentioned above. Again, you can not easily switch between a profile in MS Teams.
        • This article will show you how.
          How to Split Screen in Windows 11 - All Things How

         

        Question 2) Password

        • If you follow the scenario above, you don't have to worry about the Team Windows passwords.
        • If you try to switch profiles in Teams Windows, IT IS NOT EASY.  I spent hours on the phone with MS some time back.  First, it was problematic to sign out and try to sign in as a different user. This issue was the reason for my MS Support call.  I had to recreate two profile folders, delete all the content in the primary folder, copy & paste the second user content in the primary folder, and relaunch the app.  It is a mess.  So, I try to minimize switching profiles in MS Teams Windows.  It is not worth the hassle and not the idea during a demonstration.
        • Now, if you want to reset the fake users' passwords so they are all the same, you will change the password for all MS365 login apps, including Teams Windows.
          • I find it is easier to change the password from the Online version
          • Open the browser and log in as fake user 1
          • Click on the profile picture and select View Account
          • Select Password, then Change Password, then repeat the above steps for each user

             

            If you find this information helpful, please mark it as the best response which will assist others.

        /Teresa

        #traccreations4e

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