Convert large number of Public Teams to Private

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Howdy Folks,&nbsp;We currently have a substantial number of public Teams in our environment and would like to convert as many of these to private as possible as part of our security and compliance remediation efforts. Is there a recommended approach for automating this task, potentially using a script? Additionally, what implications should we be aware of as a result of converting these Teams to private?&nbsp;Any advise/help is much much appreciated!&nbsp;&nbsp;

deanshepherd · Answer

Curious_Kevin16&nbsp;&nbsp;You can use the teams powershell module sothing like this&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;# Install the MicrosoftTeams module if not already installed
Install-Module -Name MicrosoftTeams -Scope CurrentUser

# Import the module
Import-Module MicrosoftTeams

# Connect to Microsoft Teams
$credential = Get-Credential
Connect-MicrosoftTeams -Credential $credential

# Get the team you want to update
$teamName = "Your Team Name"
$team = Get-Team -DisplayName $teamName

if ($team) {
    $teamId = $team.GroupId

# Update the team to private
    Set-Team -GroupId $teamId -Visibility Private
    Write-Output "The team '$teamName' has been updated to private."
} else {
    Write-Output "Team '$teamName' not found."
}

# Disconnect from Microsoft Teams
Disconnect-MicrosoftTeams&nbsp;For each team you set as private, you are probably going to have to set its membership as well here is how you can do that&nbsp;Set-TeamMemberSettings (MicrosoftTeamsPowerShell) | Microsoft Learn&nbsp;add Set-TeamMemberSettings after Set-Team visibility&nbsp;hope this helpsD&nbsp;

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