Microsoft Teams adds option to disable Meetings chat

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Published onFebruary 2, 2021

published onFebruary 2, 2021

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Microsoft Teams is gaining the option to disable the chat functionality in Teams meetings. Microsoft’s Mike Tholfsen has recentlyannouncedthe rollout of the new meeting chat moderation settings on Twitter. The feature is rolling out gradually, and it should be fully available within a few weeks.

In Teams, the meeting chat functionality is turned on by default and it allows the participants to chat before, during, and after a meeting. The new meeting chat moderation settings will now enable the Teams meeting organizer to enable or disable chat in the meeting in real-time.

It is important to note that there are three options available for this setting:

This new capability, which is already available to Zoom users, should make it significantly easier for meeting organizers to control the chat functionality in Teams meetings. The ability to disable chat could be useful for large meetings and classrooms and it helps to reduce distractions.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

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Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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