M365 Changelog: (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Disable attendee emails for town halls and webinars – Aug 30, 2024

MC783217 – Updated August 30, 2024: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Coming soon: In Microsoft Teams, Microsoft is releasing a toggle to disable attendee email notifications for town halls and webinars.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 392826

When will this happen:

Targeted Release: Microsoft will rollout early October 2024 (previously mid-September) and expects to complete mid-October 2024 (previously late September).

General Availability (Worldwide): Microsoft will rollout mid-October 2024 (previously early August) and expects to complete late October 2024 (previously mid-August).

General Availability (GCC): Microsoft will rollout late October 2024 (previously early September) and expects to complete early November 2024 (previously late September).

How this will affect your organization:

This is useful for organizers who want to send email notifications from third-party platforms. When this toggle is turned on, attendee emails will be enabled and will be sent through the Teams Events email platform. When this toggle is turned off, all attendee emails from the Teams Event Email platform will be disabled. The toggle button will be enabled upon rollout.

With toggle turned on:

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With toggle turned off:

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What you need to do to prepare:

This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.