Hiding the General channel in Microsoft Teams

As you may know, every Microsoft Teams space starts with a single channel called General. This channel cannot be deleted or changed, but sometimes people don’t want it out there as they want people to focus on the other specific channels that have been created. Now, you are able to hide the General channel in Teams, making it easier to avoid having people post information in a channel they shouldn’t be using. Here’s how that works…

Archiving channels in Microsoft Teams

If your Microsoft Teams space has a number of channels, you may have wished for a way to archive one or more of those channels without physically deleting them permanently. Now you can! Each channel in a Teams space has an archive option. Here’s what it looks like and how it works…

Scheduling in-person meetings in Outlook on the web

There’s a change that’s in the process of rolling out right now, and it’s pretty interesting. When creating a meeting in Outlook on the web, you can designate it as an “in-person” meeting that people should plan on being present for. RSVPing to the meeting gives you additional options to say you’ll attend in-person or virtually, so that the organizer can know how many people will be physically present. Here’s how this looks and works…

Retaining Microsoft Teams meeting recordings longer than the auto-expiration time frame

In Microsoft Teams, there is a policy setting that controls the auto-expiration of Teams meeting recordings. Microsoft has stated that over 99% of videos are never viewed after 60 days, and they take up storage that you pay for as an organization. However, there are videos that you may need to retain for various purposes, such as training classes. Here’s how you can change the retention period for a Teams meeting after the recording has been processed.