M365 Changelog: (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Presenter window enhancements while screensharing – Sep 19, 2024

Summary

Microsoft Teams is enhancing the presenter window during screensharing to show up to four participants, active speakers, raised hands, reactions, and shared content previews. Meeting notifications will be more visible. Rollout starts mid-May 2024, with no preparation needed from users.

MC767481 – Updated September 19, 2024: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

In Microsoft Teams, Microsoft is delivering new enhancements to the presenter window that is shown while screensharing. 

The presenter window now shows up to four meeting participants (both video and audio), active speakers, raised hands and reactions, and a preview of shared content.

Meeting notifications are surfaced to the central area of the screen for easier awareness and consistent windowing behavior.

These enhancements improve awareness and visibility of what’s going on in your meeting and make it easier to engage with other attendees while screensharing. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 383653

When this will happen:

Preview: Microsoft will begin rolling out mid-May 2024 and expects to complete by late May 2024.

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): Microsoft will begin rolling out early August 2024 (previously mid-July) and expects to complete by late October (previously late September).

How this will affect your organization:

When sharing the Microsoft Teams screen or content, the presenter will now be able to better keep track of the participants’ activity during a meeting by using an extended presenter window.

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What you need to do to prepare:

No action is needed to prepare for this change. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.