check before: 2025-05-15
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Microsoft 365 admin center, Microsoft 365 Apps, Teams, Windows
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Android, iOS, Mac, mobile, Online, US Instances, Web, Windows Desktop, World tenant
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Summary:
Microsoft Teams is updating its town hall event access policy. Admins can now control who can attend town halls with the new `TownhallEventAttendeeAccess` setting. The rollout will occur from mid to late June 2025. The default setting is `Everyone`, but it can be changed using Microsoft PowerShell. More details are available [here](https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=483250).
Details:
Updated July 15, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.
Before this rollout, Microsoft Teams has one admin policy to control event access for webinars and town halls. After this rollout, admins can control who can attend town halls in their organization with the new policy setting TownhallEventAttendeeAccess.
This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, Teams for the web, and Teams for iOS/Android.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 483250.
[When this will happen:]
General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-June 2025 and expect to complete by late June 2025.
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2025-04-03
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2025-07-16
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Change in Event Access Policy
The new policy may lead to confusion among users regarding who can attend town hall events, potentially resulting in missed opportunities for communication and engagement.
- roles: Event Organizers, End Users
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=483250, https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/set-up-town-halls
Default Setting of 'Everyone'
If the default setting remains unchanged, it may lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information during town hall events, impacting data security and user trust.
- roles: IT Administrators, Security Officers
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=483250, https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/set-up-town-halls
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2025-07-16 | MC Messages | Updated April 30, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Before this rollout, Microsoft Teams has one admin policy to control event access for webinars and town halls. After this rollout, admins can control who can attend town halls in their organization with the new policy setting TownhallEventAccessType. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, Teams for the web, and Teams for iOS/Android. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 483250. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-June 2025 and expect to complete by late June 2025. | Updated July 15, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.
Before this rollout, Microsoft Teams has one admin policy to control event access for webinars and town halls. After this rollout, admins can control who can attend town halls in their organization with the new policy setting TownhallEventAttendeeAccess. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, Teams for the web, and Teams for iOS/Android. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 483250. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-June 2025 and expect to complete by late June 2025. |
| 2025-07-16 | MC How Affect | After this rollout, admins can control the event access for town hall created by their users with the new policy setting TownhallEventAccessType in the Teams admin center and Microsoft PowerShell. The policy has two new attributes: Everyone and Everyone in Organization including Guests:
If Everyone is selected, town halls will not be restricted to a certain identity type; however, your organizers can still choose to restrict their town hall as they wish. This is the default setting. If Everyone in Organization including Guests is selected, town halls in your organization will only allow users in your organization and guest users to your tenant to attend. Town hall organizers may choose to further restrict their town halls but cannot invite users who are not part of their organization or who are not guests to attend. If you have feedback on these attributes or have suggestions for new attributes, please send an email to EventAccessFeedback@microsoft.com | After this rollout, admins can control the event access for town hall created by their users with the new policy setting TownhallEventAttendeeAccess in the Teams admin center and Microsoft PowerShell. The policy has two new attributes: Everyone and Everyone in Organization including Guests:
If Everyone is selected, town halls will not be restricted to a certain identity type; however, your organizers can still choose to restrict their town hall as they wish. This is the default setting. If Everyone in Organization including Guests is selected, town halls in your organization will only allow users in your organization and guest users to your tenant to attend. Town hall organizers may choose to further restrict their town halls but cannot invite users who are not part of their organization or who are not guests to attend. If you have feedback on these attributes or have suggestions for new attributes, please send an email to EventAccessFeedback@microsoft.com |
| 2025-07-16 | MC Last Updated | 04/30/2025 23:44:22 | 2025-07-15T23:05:41Z |
| 2025-07-16 | MC prepare | This rollout will happen automatically by the specified dates with no admin action required before the rollout. Review your current configuration to assess the impact on your organization. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation.
By default, TownhallEventAccessType will be set to Everyone. If you would like to change the default setting before the rollout begins, you can use this Microsoft PowerShell code: Set-CsTeamsEventsPolicy -Identity Global -TownhallEventAccessType EveryoneInOrganizationAndGuests Learn more: Manage who can schedule and attend town halls in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn (will be updated before rollout) https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/set-up-town-halls https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=483250 mailto:EventAccessFeedback@microsoft.com | This rollout will happen automatically by the specified dates with no admin action required before the rollout. Review your current configuration to assess the impact on your organization. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation.
By default, TownhallEventAttendeeAccess will be set to Everyone. If you would like to change the default setting before the rollout begins, you can use this Microsoft PowerShell code: Set-CsTeamsEventsPolicy -Identity Global -TownhallEventAttendeeAccess EveryoneInOrganizationAndGuests Learn more: Manage who can schedule and attend town halls in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn (will be updated before rollout) https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/set-up-town-halls https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=483250 mailto:EventAccessFeedback@microsoft.com |
| 2025-07-16 | MC Summary | Microsoft Teams is updating its town hall event access policy. Admins will now have a new setting, `TownhallEventAccessType`, to control who can attend town halls. The rollout starts mid-June 2025 and completes by late June 2025. The default setting is `Everyone`, but it can be changed to `Everyone in Organization including Guests`. | Microsoft Teams is updating its town hall event access policy. Admins can now control who can attend town halls with the new `TownhallEventAttendeeAccess` setting. The rollout will occur from mid to late June 2025. The default setting is `Everyone`, but it can be changed using Microsoft PowerShell. More details are available [here](https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=483250). |
| 2025-05-01 | MC Messages | Before this rollout, Microsoft Teams has one admin policy to control event access for webinars and town halls. After this rollout, admins can control who can attend town halls in their organization with the new policy setting TownhallEventAccessType.
This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, Teams for the web, and Teams for iOS/Android. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 483250. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-May 2025 and expect to complete by late May 2025. | Updated April 30, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Before this rollout, Microsoft Teams has one admin policy to control event access for webinars and town halls. After this rollout, admins can control who can attend town halls in their organization with the new policy setting TownhallEventAccessType. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, Teams for the web, and Teams for iOS/Android. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 483250. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-June 2025 and expect to complete by late June 2025. |
| 2025-05-01 | MC Title | Microsoft Teams: New town hall event access policy | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New town hall event access policy |
| 2025-05-01 | MC Last Updated | 04/03/2025 04:07:47 | 2025-04-30T23:44:22Z |
| 2025-05-01 | MC MessageTagNames | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact |
| 2025-05-01 | MC Summary | Microsoft Teams is introducing a new policy setting, `TownhallEventAccessType`, to control town hall event access. This setting allows admins to choose between "Everyone" and "Everyone in Organization including Guests". The rollout starts mid-May 2025 and completes by late May 2025. No admin action is required before the rollout. | Microsoft Teams is updating its town hall event access policy. Admins will now have a new setting, `TownhallEventAccessType`, to control who can attend town halls. The rollout starts mid-June 2025 and completes by late June 2025. The default setting is `Everyone`, but it can be changed to `Everyone in Organization including Guests`. |
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