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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...
- 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!
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.
) 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
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Fantastic info Teresa, thank you SO much. I'll enjoy reading properly and going through a testing out of it to get familiar with how it works in practice; it sounds like an ideal way to set things up to get the trainer/learner perspectives. I think this will negate the need to set passwords for all the users but thank you for also including the best way to go about that if it is needed.
Yes, a lot of things are just too difficult aren't they! I've certainly utilised in private / main browser of choice / chrome and utilising the Teams mobile app in the past all to be able to work in different accounts to enable being able to work in some kind of sensible way as modern working requires.
Love Microsoft but often get v frustrated with things that seem to be just soooo much more difficult than they need to be.
Yes, a lot of things are just too difficult aren't they! I've certainly utilised in private / main browser of choice / chrome and utilising the Teams mobile app in the past all to be able to work in different accounts to enable being able to work in some kind of sensible way as modern working requires.
Love Microsoft but often get v frustrated with things that seem to be just soooo much more difficult than they need to be.
- Thank you!
Hi Nebulous8
Only one post can be marked as the best answer. You currently have your reply to me on Oct 12th marked. Try removing the status of this one and applying it to my response instead.
Good luck to you with your training.
/Teresa
- Apologies by the way, I am not seeing the Mark as best response option - will check back and should it appear at some point, I will click on it.
