Microsoft is unlocking the "Full Potential" of Private Channels in Microsoft Teams: What You Need to Know

It has been a while since I posted something just about a Microsoft Teams update, as a lot have been Copilot in Teams to be honest. But here is a real Microsoft Teams update I think is worth knowing about, and it involves Security and Compliance as well. Microsoft is rolling out a "major" update to private channels in Teams, starting in late September 2025 and continuing through mid-December. This biggest change in this update is a shift in how private channel data is stored from individual user mailboxes to a dedicated channel mailbox. Not only will this simplifie compliance management, it will also and align private channels with shared channels, making governance and experience more consistent across Teams. This update promises to increase the support up to 1000 channels per team and 5000 members per channel, removing previous limitations. Teams will also allow meetings to be scheduled directly within private channels, enhancing collaboration.  For organizations using Micr...

A new update to "Assigned Numbers Script"

Thanks to some bug reports on the original post, I have now edited the Assigned Numbers script.

Hopefully, it will now give you a correct output of users with a lineURI.
I used this as an excuse to clean up the script, and sign it, so it can be run directly in your lab without interaction.

I have also tested and verified it in a Lync 2013 setup

The script has been moved to a new location, and can be found here