Upcoming Enhancements to Microsoft Teams Meeting Chat Controls

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There are many kinds of meetings, and Teams is a great tool to have virtual meetings in. As an example, it is possible to get to the chat of the meeting and start the discussion up front or continue the discussions or ask follow up questions after the meeting is over.  But sometimes, there are scenarios where organizer would want to keep the chat closed for comments outside of the meeting timeframe. And here is a new feature coming our way, to control exactly that behavior. The Teams admin center will soon allow setting up policies that will enhance your control over meeting chats. These new options are designed to give administrators more flexibility in managing how and when participants can interact via chat during meetings. These options will be available across all platforms, including Teams for Windows and Mac desktops, Teams on the web, and Teams for iOS/Android. This update is part of the Microsoft 365 Roadmap   If you are an admin, here is where you can find and contro...

Leagcy portals to control MFA is set to retire in September 2025

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Microsoft recently introduced a new campaign to encourage users to register for Multifactor Authentication, and move away from less secure authentication methods, such as SMS and phone calls. When users sign in with these legacy methods, they will be prompted to set up the Microsoft Authenticator. Users can ignore this a couple of times, but will eventually be forced to register.

IT administrators looking for guidance on how to control the behavior, start an early migration or maybe exempt certain users, can follow this guidance

As a follow-up to this new way of controlling MFA, Microsoft recently announced that the legacy version of Multifactor Authentication will be retired on September 30th, 2025. Organizations are advised to transition their authentication methods before the deadline in 2025.