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PerrySjogren_
Microsoft
MicrosoftGive a custom name to the General channel in Microsoft Teams
Hi, Microsoft 365 Insiders,
Exciting news for Microsoft Teams users! Team owners can now rename the General channel (or the first channel of a new team) to something that better reflects yo...
PerrySjogren_ I just tried to create a new team and it wouldn't let use me the name General! What?
This is one step forward, two steps back. I can't even create a General channel after I set the team up with a different first channel. Giving us the choice to rename or use a different name is useful, but preventing us from using the name General is not.
Please ask the product team to reconsider this restriction.
- Just saw that you can't use the General channel anymore. This seems completely unexpected and counterproductive.
KevinCrossman I'm using "General Discussion" as a default channel name when I don't have a specific channel in mind. Clumsy but it works.
