Microsoft Teams to Add New Default Voice and Face Enrollment Policy in Early 2025

Microsoft is about to introduce a new policy for voice and face enrollment in Microsoft Teams, which will be enabled by default. This policy will enable several features such as voice isolation as well as enhanced speaker recognition in meeting rooms.

In Microsoft Teams, face and voice enrollment is designed to enhance the audio quality and user experience during calls and meetings. Users have control over their face and voice data and can delete their profiles at any time. IT admins can choose to enable or disable these features for specific users or groups within the organization.

“This adjustment provides greater control over managing these features, allowing organizations to tailor to their needs. Voice and face biometric enrollment will be enabled by default, enabling voice isolation and speaker recognition in meeting rooms and enhancing intelligent meeting recaps and Microsoft Copilot for meetings,” Microsoft explained.

How to prepare for this new voice and face enrollment policy?

Microsoft will begin rolling out this new voice and face enrollment policy in early January 2025. To prepare for this change, Microsoft advises administrators to adjust settings according to their organization’s needs. They can review the new policy and choose to disable face and voice enrollment until mid-January 2025.

The new csTeamsAIPolicy will replace the current csTeamsMeetingPolicy and introduce two separate settings for face and voice enrollment: EnrollFace and EnrollVoice. These upcoming updates are designed to simplify how organizations manage and enroll voice data.

In related news, Microsoft is introducing support for administrative units (AUs) in the Teams admin center. This feature enables IT admins to delegate administrative tasks to specific user groups based on attributes such as location, department, and business unit.