How to lock or unlock meetings in Microsoft Teams
You can now lock meetings in Microsoft Teams, and in this guide, we’ll show you how to complete this task.
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OnWindows 10, it’s now possible to lock and unlock meetings inMicrosoft Teams. In the past, organizers needed to accept or reject each person trying to join the meeting. However, the new feature allows people to enter the session without additional steps from the organizer. Once the capacity of participants has been reached or you want to enforce punctuality, you can now lock the meeting to prevent others from trying to enter.
The feature is also meant to increase the privacy of a confidential meeting. You can think of it as a way to lock the conference room to prevent anyone from joining the meeting, including those with permission. Of course, you can always unlock the meeting or invite someone without unlocking the session.
In thisWindows 10 guide, we will walk you through the steps to lock or unlock meetings in Microsoft Teams.
How to lock Microsoft Teams meetings
To lock a Teams meeting to prevent others from joining, use these steps:
Once you complete the steps, no more participants will be able to join the meeting unless you unlock the session.
Unlock Teams meetings
To unlock a meeting to allow other participants to join the conversation, use these steps:
After you complete the steps, anyone with an invitation will be able to join the meeting.
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Mauro Huculak has been a Windows How-To Expert contributor for WindowsCentral.com for nearly a decade and has over 15 years of experience writing comprehensive guides. He also has an IT background and has achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft, Cisco, VMware, and CompTIA. He has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years.
