MC675281 – (Updated) Generate unique join links for external presenters so they can easily join events (archived)

Admin impact, Desktop, GCC, General Availability, Launched, Mac, Microsoft Teams, New feature, Updated message, User impact, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

check before: 2023-09-29

Product:

Azure Active Directory, Entra, Entra ID, Teams

Platform:

Mac, US Instances, Web, Windows Desktop, World tenant

Status:

Launched

Change type:

Admin impact, New feature, Updated message, User impact

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Details:

Summary:
External presenters can join events using unique Teams join links, eliminating the need for manual admission by organizers. This feature is available for webinars only and will be rolled out worldwide by early November 2024, and by mid-March 2024 for GCC. No action is needed to prepare, but updating internal documentation is suggested.

Details:
Updated March 11, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Organizers can set up events and effortlessly add external presenters, who will receive exclusive Teams join links. These links enable external presenters to directly enter the event, eliminating the need for organizers to manually admit them from the event lobby or modify their event role during the session. This creates a hassle-free event experience for organizers and presenters!

External Presenters are considered people outside of your organization, including guests (AAD/B2B/non-AAD), federated, unfederated, and anonymous users (non-AAD).
This feature is available for webinars only. This is not a Teams Premium feature.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123149

[When this will happen:]
Worldwide: We will begin rolling out late October and expect to complete by early November.
GCC: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 (previously late October) and expect to complete by mid-March 2024 (previously late February).

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2023-09-15

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2024-03-12

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change history

Date	Property	old	new
2024-03-12	MC Last Updated	02/08/2024 23:33:16	2024-03-11T21:09:37Z
2024-03-12	MC Messages	Updated February 8, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Organizers can set up events and effortlessly add external presenters, who will receive exclusive Teams join links. These links enable external presenters to directly enter the event, eliminating the need for organizers to manually admit them from the event lobby or modify their event role during the session. This creates a hassle-free event experience for organizers and presenters! External Presenters are considered people outside of your organization, including guests (AAD/B2B/non-AAD), federated, unfederated, and anonymous users (non-AAD). This feature is available for webinars only. This is not a Teams Premium feature. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123149 [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late October and expect to complete by early November. GCC: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 (previously late October) and expect to complete by late February 2024 (previously late January).	Updated March 11, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Organizers can set up events and effortlessly add external presenters, who will receive exclusive Teams join links. These links enable external presenters to directly enter the event, eliminating the need for organizers to manually admit them from the event lobby or modify their event role during the session. This creates a hassle-free event experience for organizers and presenters! External Presenters are considered people outside of your organization, including guests (AAD/B2B/non-AAD), federated, unfederated, and anonymous users (non-AAD). This feature is available for webinars only. This is not a Teams Premium feature. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123149 [When this will happen:] Worldwide: We will begin rolling out late October and expect to complete by early November. GCC: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 (previously late October) and expect to complete by mid-March 2024 (previously late February).
2024-03-12	MC End Time	04/01/2024 10:00:00	2024-04-29T10:00:00Z
2024-03-12	MC Summary		External presenters can join events using unique Teams join links, eliminating the need for manual admission by organizers. This feature is available for webinars only and will be rolled out worldwide by early November 2024, and by mid-March 2024 for GCC. No action is needed to prepare, but updating internal documentation is suggested.
2024-02-09	MC Last Updated	01/05/2024 06:45:26	2024-02-08T23:33:16Z
2024-02-09	MC Messages	Updated January 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Organizers can set up events and effortlessly add external presenters, who will receive exclusive Teams join links. These links enable external presenters to directly enter the event, eliminating the need for organizers to manually admit them from the event lobby or modify their event role during the session. This creates a hassle-free event experience for organizers and presenters! External Presenters are considered people outside of your organization, including guests (AAD/B2B/non-AAD), federated, unfederated, and anonymous users (non-AAD). This feature is available for webinars only. This is not a Teams Premium feature. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123149 [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late October and expect to complete by early November. GCC: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 (previously late October) and expect to complete by late January 2024 (previously late December).	Updated February 8, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Organizers can set up events and effortlessly add external presenters, who will receive exclusive Teams join links. These links enable external presenters to directly enter the event, eliminating the need for organizers to manually admit them from the event lobby or modify their event role during the session. This creates a hassle-free event experience for organizers and presenters! External Presenters are considered people outside of your organization, including guests (AAD/B2B/non-AAD), federated, unfederated, and anonymous users (non-AAD). This feature is available for webinars only. This is not a Teams Premium feature. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123149 [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late October and expect to complete by early November. GCC: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 (previously late October) and expect to complete by late February 2024 (previously late January).
2024-02-09	MC End Time	03/04/2024 09:00:00	2024-04-01T10:00:00Z
2024-01-12	MC Feature Status		123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2024-01-10	MC Feature Status	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2024-01-05	MC Last Updated	11/07/2023 22:23:16	2024-01-05T06:45:26Z
2024-01-05	MC Messages	Updated November 7, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Organizers can set up events and effortlessly add external presenters, who will receive exclusive Teams join links. These links enable external presenters to directly enter the event, eliminating the need for organizers to manually admit them from the event lobby or modify their event role during the session. This creates a hassle-free event experience for organizers and presenters! External Presenters are considered people outside of your organization, including guests (AAD/B2B/non-AAD), federated, unfederated, and anonymous users (non-AAD). This feature is available for webinars only. This is not a Teams Premium feature. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123149 [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late October and expect to complete by early November. GCC: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 (previously late October) and expect to complete by late December 2023 (previously early November).	Updated January 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Organizers can set up events and effortlessly add external presenters, who will receive exclusive Teams join links. These links enable external presenters to directly enter the event, eliminating the need for organizers to manually admit them from the event lobby or modify their event role during the session. This creates a hassle-free event experience for organizers and presenters! External Presenters are considered people outside of your organization, including guests (AAD/B2B/non-AAD), federated, unfederated, and anonymous users (non-AAD). This feature is available for webinars only. This is not a Teams Premium feature. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123149 [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late October and expect to complete by early November. GCC: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 (previously late October) and expect to complete by late January 2024 (previously late December).
2024-01-05	MC MessageTagNames	Updated message, New feature, Admin impact	Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact
2024-01-05	MC End Time	02/05/2024 09:00:00	2024-03-04T09:00:00Z
2024-01-03	MC Feature Status		123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2023-12-10	MC Feature Status	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2023-11-10	MC Feature Status	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2023-11-10	MC Feature Status	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease
2023-11-09	MC Feature Status	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2023-11-09	MC Feature Status	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease
2023-11-08	MC Feature Status	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2023-11-08	MC MessageTagNames	New feature, Admin impact	Updated message, New feature, Admin impact
2023-11-08	MC Last Updated	09/15/2023 01:24:26	2023-11-07T22:23:16Z
2023-11-08	MC Messages	Organizers can set up events and effortlessly add external presenters, who will receive exclusive Teams join links. These links enable external presenters to directly enter the event, eliminating the need for organizers to manually admit them from the event lobby or modify their event role during the session. This creates a hassle-free event experience for organizers and presenters! External Presenters are considered people outside of your organization, including guests (AAD/B2B/non-AAD), federated, unfederated, and anonymous users (non-AAD). This feature is available for webinars only. This is not a Teams Premium feature. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123149 [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late October and expect to complete by early November. GCC: We will begin rolling out late October and expect to complete by early November.	Updated November 7, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Organizers can set up events and effortlessly add external presenters, who will receive exclusive Teams join links. These links enable external presenters to directly enter the event, eliminating the need for organizers to manually admit them from the event lobby or modify their event role during the session. This creates a hassle-free event experience for organizers and presenters! External Presenters are considered people outside of your organization, including guests (AAD/B2B/non-AAD), federated, unfederated, and anonymous users (non-AAD). This feature is available for webinars only. This is not a Teams Premium feature. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123149 [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late October and expect to complete by early November. GCC: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 (previously late October) and expect to complete by late December 2023 (previously early November).
2023-11-08	MC Title	Generate unique join links for external presenters so they can easily join events	(Updated) Generate unique join links for external presenters so they can easily join events
2023-11-08	MC End Time	12/06/2023 09:00:00	2024-02-05T09:00:00Z
2023-11-07	MC Feature Status	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease
2023-11-07	MC Feature Status	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2023-11-07	MC Feature Status	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease
2023-11-06	MC Feature Status	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2023-11-03	MC Feature Status	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease
2023-10-31	MC Feature Status	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2023-10-30	MC Feature Status	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease
2023-10-29	MC Feature Status	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2023-10-29	MC Feature Status	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease
2023-10-28	MC Feature Status	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2023-10-27	MC Feature Status	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease
2023-10-25	MC Feature Status	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2023-10-25	MC Feature Status	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease
2023-10-23	MC Feature Status	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2023-10-21	MC Feature Status	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease
2023-10-20	MC Feature Status	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2023-10-19	MC Feature Status	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease
2023-10-19	MC Feature Status	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2023-10-18	MC Feature Status	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease
2023-10-18	MC Feature Status	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2023-10-15	MC Feature Status	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease
2023-10-12	MC Feature Status	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2023-10-11	MC Feature Status	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease
2023-10-11	MC Feature Status	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2023-10-10	MC Feature Status	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease
2023-10-08	MC Feature Status	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2023-10-04	MC Feature Status	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease
2023-10-04	MC Feature Status	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2023-10-03	MC Feature Status	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease
2023-10-02	MC Feature Status	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2023-09-29	MC Feature Status	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease
2023-09-27	MC Feature Status	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2023-09-24	MC Feature Status	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease
2023-09-22	MC Feature Status	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2023-09-19	MC Feature Status	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease
2023-09-17	MC Feature Status	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2023-09-17	MC Feature Status	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease
2023-09-16	MC Feature Status	123149 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease	123149 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease

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