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Where is disable private chat?
- It’s going to be under messaging policies now under the newish Teams Admin center. You can apply policies to students and then chat off there in that policy.
Info about messaging policies here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/messaging-policies-in-teams
You basically turn off the chat option.
levonclark That setting no longer exists. It now just exists in messaging policy, called "chat", which appears to disable all chat, not just private chat. We need a way to disable only private chat.
ChrisWebbTech Hi Chris, I tried the disabling chat in messaging policies but the chat tab was still there for the user. While they had no-one in their list, they could still go to Contacts and add a group to their favorites and then add a contact that way. The upgrade to skype policy you were talking about. Where can I find that?
Darren
- It’s in org settings under teams upgrade modes. You want to make sure you understand changing these do have affects across the board for users message routing and ability to use Teams etc.
Search YouTube for coffee in the cloud Teams
Four part video series that goes over all these. The 3rd video is the best.ChrisWebbTech Hi Chris, I try it but it seems like we have add the user one by one. If I want to disable the private chat for all kids, how does it work?
- You can’t just change it and it apply right away. Need to quit Teams or sign out and give it some time but ultimately the chat tab will disappear
ChrisWebbTech Yep, you are right. I just created a policy and tested it against a student test account. Just had to wait a bit. The chat icon has now disappeared. thanks a lot for your help. I will have a look at those youtube clips as well.
