Microsoft Teams

The European Commission has issued new antitrust charges against Microsoft concerning the bundling of Microsoft Teams with Office 365/Microsoft 365 commercial subscriptions. This move follows the EC’s preliminary findings from an antitrust investigation that started back in July 2023. “In particular, the Commission is concerned that Microsoft may have granted Teams a distribution advantage by…

Microsoft Teams is getting a new update to simplify how users discover content in chat messages. The app will rename the existing Files tab to Shared, which will show all the files and links shared within the Teams chat. In Microsoft Teams, the Files tab offers a simple interface where users can see a single…

The latest update to the new Microsoft Teams desktop client brings a highly anticipated feature that simplifies managing audio input during video calls and meetings. Microsoft Teams users can now quickly mute and unmute their microphones directly from the Windows taskbar, enhancing multitasking efficiency during meetings. In Microsoft Teams, users often stay muted to avoid…

Microsoft is adding a highly anticipated “Notify when available” feature to the new Teams desktop app, enhancing real-time communication among colleagues. This update intends to streamline connectivity by notifying users when team members become available. The “Notify when available” feature in Microsoft Teams helps users stay informed about their colleagues’ availability. This feature is handy…

Microsoft is backtracking on its plans to retire Teams Live Events in September 2024. Last year, the company warned commercial customers that this feature would be deprecated by September 30, but those plans unexpectedly changed this week. Microsoft Teams introduced the town hall experience in Fall 2023. It allows organizations to host different types of…

Microsoft detailed today several new features coming to Microsoft Teams and Loop to help users collaborate more effectively with colleagues. The company is adding support for custom emojis and reactions in public preview to Microsoft Teams chats next month. Custom emojis and reactions In Microsoft Teams, custom emoji support is one of the top-requested features…

Microsoft unveiled several updates for its Microsoft 365 suite of services at the annual Build developer conference. The company announced today several new AI-powered features and additional data protection capabilities for Microsoft Teams Premium customers. Microsoft Teams will add intelligent recap support for meetings with only transcription enabled. It will allow meeting participants to access…

Microsoft has announced a slew of updates to streamline channel management in its Teams collaboration service. The company has reduced the number of steps that were previously required to create and join teams and channels in Microsoft Teams. Microsoft mentioned that “create a team from scratch” is now the default experience in Microsoft Teams. Users…

Microsoft Teams meetings are about to get a lot more interactive with the latest enhancements to the Presenter window. Now, users can effortlessly keep track of up to four participants, active speakers, raised hands, and shared content previews. In Microsoft Teams, the extended Presenter window enables users to view meeting notifications at the center of…

It can seem at times we all have an overwhelming amount of things to do and information to deal with. Solutions like Microsoft 365 are supposed to help us collaborate and be more productive. But unless you understand the tools and how to best create a process that works for you and your team, it…

Microsoft has published a recap of all the new capabilities added to Teams during the month of April 2024. The company has enhanced the chat and meeting experience with multi-turn conversations with Copilot, live translated captions for webinars, custom profile pictures, and more. Chat and collaboration features For starters, Microsoft detailed a couple of enhancements…

Microsoft will soon officially retire the classic version of Microsoft Teams. The company has announced on the Microsoft 365 admin center that the classic Teams desktop app will reach end of support in July this year. Starting July 1, 2024, Microsoft will begin informing its commercial customers through periodic in-app dialog messages that classic Teams…