M365 Changelog: (Updated) The Room Remote feature for desktop

MC499441 – Updated February 14, 2023: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

The Room Remote feature enables touchless meetings by allowing users to control a nearby shared meeting room device from their Desktop/PC with Teams client. 

This feature was first launched on Mobile and will now be available on your Desktop device formfactor. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 95482

When this will happen

Rollout is expected to start mid-February (previously mid-January) and will complete late March (previously mid-March).

How this will affect your organization

This new feature will be automatically available on the Teams Desktop Client on your Windows Desktop PC so long that the Room Remote feature is enabled on the shared meeting room device and in TAC. 

What you need to do to prepare

No preparation work required.