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

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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...

Webinar updates for Teams webinars.

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Webinar meeting settings are getting an update with two new settings for the lobby. These are "Allow registered users to bypass" and "Reject users who cannot bypass the lobby". Both options are only available for Webinars. These options have been rolling out for some time already, and should be available for all by the end of August. This feature is associated with roadmap item 125881


Another welcomed feature for webinars is the new capability to automatically publish a recoding and updating participants with a link to view it. This allows an organizer to pre-approve a meeting to be published after the recording has been completed. There are no technical documents on this yet, but expect this feature to be controlled by the "CsTeamsEventsPolicy" settings. This feature is listed as roadmap item 123052. According to the message center, this should be rolling out starting in September