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Teams for Hosting Meetings Only
JakeParks Teams is controlled using policies from the Teams Admin center, so you have extensive control of all the features.
1. Use a messaging policy to turn off chat
2. Use an app permission policy to disable all other apps
3. Use an app setup policy to remove the icons from the left hand side
4. Set Azure AD to prevent creting new Teams (Manage who can create Microsoft 365 Groups | Microsoft Learn)
Be sure to then install the Google Workplace tool that will allow staff to schedule meetings Install the Teams meeting add-on for Google Workspace - Microsoft Support
The end result should be a pretty empty Teams client if opened directly, but it will still join meetings if a link is clicked from a calendar invite.
I would also strongly recommend that you ensure there is nothing that will be blocking Teams connecting to the internet over UDP 3478-3481 to ensure best media quality in meetings, along with Teams certified headsets etc.
Thanks StevenC365 . Trying to set this up but these settings still take so darn long to update. It's hard to know if/when you've got things right. I'm also wondering if resource accounts as Team rooms might be the way to go for scheduling the meetings?
StevenC365 another thing, if I may ask. In order to see the calendar in Teams and be able to schedule meetings we have to assign an EXO license feature, however that also appears to give them a mailbox which they can access via Outlook online. Is there a way to disable the mailbox from being accessed by the users?
JakeParks Calendar is part of a mailbox, which is why I wouldn't suggest you give them that. Instead the Google Workplace tool I linked before will allow them to create meeting links in their Google Calendar.
They won't show in Teams, but when you click the link from Google Teams will open and join the meeting.
JakeParks Yeah, give it all several days to fully migrate to clients. If you log in and out it will speed the process.
