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

MC499441 – Updated February 16, 2024: Microsoft has updated the content below with additional information. 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.

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When this will happen

Rollout to commercial tenants is expected to start mid-January 2024 and will complete late February 2024 (previously early February). GCCH and DoD will be announced in a separate message at a later date.

How this will affect your organization

Room Remote is and existing mobile feature that’s arriving on Windows desktop, and 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.

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When users proximity join a meeting, a banner will appear, prompting the user to take control of the room system.

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Any time during a meeting, in-room users can also access Room Remote on their desktop client through the roster. The room menu in roster will show an option to Control Room System. That option will launch Room Remote.

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What you need to do to prepare:

You may want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate. Room Remote requires Bluetooth to be enabled, and the feature to be enabled on the shared meeting room device and in TAC.