Turn off town hall and webinar emails

October 2024

Refreshed teams and channel view
Organize, manage, and keep up with teams and channels by switching to the new teams and channels view. To get started, select More channel options Microsoft Teams more options icon at the top of your teams list and select Your teams and channels Settings button. In the new view, create or open a team, view and sort channels, choose channels of interest you want to show, and more.

Same chat, more details
The new chat details pane gives you all the info you need, without leaving the conversation. Just open a Teams chat and select Open chat details Chat info pane icon. to view pinned messages, search for specifics, and more.
A screenshot of chat app shows recent messages, top contributors, pinned messages, shared files, and a text input box with a send button.

Meeting recap notifications in Teams
Get notified in your Teams Activity feed when a meeting recap is ready to view. Select the notification to go right to the recap. To learn more, see Meeting recap in Microsoft Teams.

Manage who can admit attendees from the meeting lobby
When you schedule a meeting, choose who can admit people waiting in the lobby. To learn more, see Using the lobby in Microsoft Teams meetings.

Voice isolation in Teams for MacOS

Filter out background noise during Teams calls and meetings with voice isolation, now available on MacOS devices. Voice isolation uses AI to block surrounding noise so others can hear you clearly. To learn more, see Voice isolation in Microsoft Teams calls and meetings.

Turn off town hall and webinar emails
When you schedule a town hall or webinar, you can turn off Teams attendee emails before publishing the event. In the scheduling form, go to Setup > Details and turn the Enable attendee emails toggle off. This setting can't be changed after the event is published. To learn more, see Manage webinar emails in Microsoft Teams or Schedule a town hall in Microsoft Teams.

Upvote, archive, sort, and filter questions in Teams Q&A
Boost engagement during Teams meetings and events with Q&A.
Attendees can now upvote questions they like and sort questions by upvotes. In recurring meetings, organizers can archive past questions to keep the feed fresh. They can also use filters to view archived or unarchived questions. To learn more, see Q&A in Microsoft Teams meetings.

More avatar customizations
Make your avatar feel more like you with 51 new professional wardrobe items and 19 diverse hair options. These new options are available to anyone with Teams avatars enabled. To learn more, see Customize your avatar in Microsoft Teams.