Settings Policies Reference
Doc updateThe reference now uses broader labels such as “Events up to 1k attendees” and “Events optimized for a large audience” instead of webinar and town hall terminology across related settings.
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Teams guidance shifts from webinar and town hall names to audience-based event labels
The period is dominated by terminology and procedure updates rather than product rollouts. Updated event guidance now uses “Events up to 1k attendees” and “Events optimized for a large audience” across recording, attendance, setup, captions, publishing, and chat topics. A separate Teams Rooms update revises screenshots and the note-saving workflow.
- Policy references adopt audience-based event labels
Teams · Policies and settingsThe Settings Policies Reference now uses “Events up to 1k attendees” and “Events optimized for a large audience” instead of webinar and town hall terminology across related settings. Use the revised labels when locating policy controls.
- Recording guidance documents separate audience-size event settings
Meetings and events · GeneralThe Meeting Recording article now groups webinars and town halls under events and documents settings for events with up to 1,000 attendees or for large audiences. It also clarifies policy-assignment instructions.
- Anonymous-attendance instructions use the new event namesMeetings and events · General
The guide replaces “Who can attend webinars” and “Who can attend town halls” with “Who can attend events up to 1k attendees” and “Who can attend events optimized for a large audience,” and updates the configuration steps for anonymous participants.
- Event registration setting receives a new documented nameMeetings and events · General
The setting formerly documented as “Webinar registration form questions” is now called “Events registration form questions.” Administrators should update internal configuration references and runbooks that use the previous name.
- Teams Rooms note-saving workflow and visuals are revised
Teams Rooms · AI and CopilotThe Facilitator Teams Rooms article updates screenshots, preview wording, and instructions for adding participant names when saving notes so participants can access notes and transcripts later. The revised workflow is useful for user guidance, with no administrator configuration change stated.
This period briefing was generated by AI from the tracked Microsoft Learn and Message Center changes.
9 updates
Microsoft Teams
1 updateMeetings, webinars and events
7 updatesMeeting Recording
Feature updateThe article now groups webinars and town halls under events and documents the settings for recording events with up to 1,000 attendees or for large audiences. Policy assignment instructions were also clarified.
Anonymous Users In Meetings
Doc updateThe article replaces references to “Who can attend webinars” and “Who can attend town halls” with “Who can attend events up to 1k attendees” and “Who can attend events optimized for a large audience,” including updated configuration steps.
Meeting Transcription Captions
Doc updateThe documentation replaces the webinar and town hall toggle names with attendee-based labels and clarifies policy-assignment steps. Both settings remain On by default.
Manage Vod Publishing
Doc updateThe setup steps now use revised names for webinar and town hall recording-publishing dropdowns, including audience-size descriptions.
Manage Registration Form Events
Doc updateThe documentation now refers to the setting as **Events registration form questions** instead of **Webinar registration form questions**. The page metadata was also updated.
Manage Event Chat
Doc updateThe dropdown label changed from “Town hall chat experience” to “Events optimized for a large audience chat experience.” The options remain Optimized (default) and None.
Set Up Events
Doc updateThe setup guide now uses capability-based labels such as “Events up to 1k attendees” and “Events optimized for a large audience” throughout its policy tables and instructions. The associated policy names and commands remain the same.
Microsoft Teams Rooms
1 updateFacilitator Teams Rooms
Doc updateThe documentation updates screenshots, preview wording, and instructions for adding participant names when saving notes so participants can access notes and transcripts later.