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Copper Contributor

Oct 31, 2016

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Turn on Skype for Business Install

Long ago when I originally setup Office 365 I didn't think Skype for Business was something we'd be using. Of course, now they want to have it. In the old Admin center there was a setting where you...

Skype for Business Adoption

Alejandro Guajardo Moreno
Jun 15, 2017
Just bumped into this issue. To get right into the point, the Old Admin Center is now retired, so to enable the feature, you must go to the New Admin Portal -> Settings -> Office software download settings. There you can enable the installers for the different products.

Cheers!

Jean Philippe Breton

Copper Contributor

Nov 01, 2016

Do you want to enable the service to your users? Or make the Skype software available to them?

Bill Hixon
Copper Contributor
Nov 02, 2016
The service is available, however I had turned off their ability to install software. This was possible under the old Admin Center, but in the new one I don't see that setting. I was able to correct this by going back to the old Admin Center and turning it back on. Hopefully this setting will be made available in the new center soon. I sent feedback to Microsoft on this.
- Calvin Kissane
  Copper Contributor
  Nov 29, 2016
  In the same situation did you every find a solution to your issue?
  - Bill Hixon
    Copper Contributor
    Nov 29, 2016
    Yes, I had to use the old Admin Center in order to change the setting (Upper right of new admin cener 'Go to the old admin center' button).