check before: 2023-10-17
Product:
Microsoft 365 Apps, Outlook, Teams
Platform:
Mac, US Instances, Windows Desktop, World tenant
Status:
Launched
Change type:
New feature, Updated message, User impact
Links:

Details:
Summary:
Microsoft is launching an out-of-the-box controlled-content meeting template with preset defaults for meeting options to provide tight controls over lobby bypass, who can present, allowing chat across meeting lifecycle/in-meeting, and who can record. The rollout will begin in mid-October 2023 and complete by mid-March 2024. The template is accessible to all users, whether they have a premium subscription or not. Premium features within the template are available only to Premium users. Users can access the template by going to Teams Calendar or Outlook. No action is required to prepare, but users should be informed about this functionality.
Details:
Updated March 11, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We are launching an out-of-the box template for meetings with external participants. The controlled content access template has preset defaults for meeting options to provide tight controls over lobby bypass, who can present, allowing chat across meeting lifecycle/in-meeting, and who can record.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 91286
[When this will happen:]
Worldwide: We will begin rolling out in mid-October and complete by late October 2023.
GCC: We will begin rolling out early November and complete by mid-November 2023.
GCC High: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2023 (previously early October) and complete by late November 2023 (previously mid-October).
DoD: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 (previously mid-November) and complete by mid-March 2024 (previously late February).
Change Category:
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Scope:
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Release Phase:
General Availability
Created:
2023-10-03
updated:
2024-03-12
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Date | Property | old | new |
2024-03-12 | MC Last Updated | 02/07/2024 23:04:37 | 2024-03-11T21:07:53Z |
2024-03-12 | MC Messages | Updated February 7, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We are launching an out-of-the box template for meetings with external participants. The controlled content access template has preset defaults for meeting options to provide tight controls over lobby bypass, who can present, allowing chat across meeting lifecycle/in-meeting, and who can record. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 91286 [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-October and complete by late October 2023. GCC: We will begin rolling out early November and complete by mid-November 2023. GCC High: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2023 (previously early October) and complete by late November 2023 (previously mid-October). DoD: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 (previously mid-November) and complete by late February 2024 (previously late January). | Updated March 11, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We are launching an out-of-the box template for meetings with external participants. The controlled content access template has preset defaults for meeting options to provide tight controls over lobby bypass, who can present, allowing chat across meeting lifecycle/in-meeting, and who can record. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 91286 [When this will happen:] Worldwide: We will begin rolling out in mid-October and complete by late October 2023. GCC: We will begin rolling out early November and complete by mid-November 2023. GCC High: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2023 (previously early October) and complete by late November 2023 (previously mid-October). DoD: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 (previously mid-November) and 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 | Microsoft is launching an out-of-the-box controlled-content meeting template with preset defaults for meeting options to provide tight controls over lobby bypass, who can present, allowing chat across meeting lifecycle/in-meeting, and who can record. The rollout will begin in mid-October 2023 and complete by mid-March 2024. The template is accessible to all users, whether they have a premium subscription or not. Premium features within the template are available only to Premium users. Users can access the template by going to Teams Calendar or Outlook. No action is required to prepare, but users should be informed about this functionality. | |
2024-02-08 | MC Last Updated | 01/05/2024 06:09:09 | 2024-02-07T23:04:37Z |
2024-02-08 | MC Messages | Updated January 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We are launching an out-of-the box template for meetings with external participants. The controlled content access template has preset defaults for meeting options to provide tight controls over lobby bypass, who can present, allowing chat across meeting lifecycle/in-meeting, and who can record. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 91286 [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-October and complete by late October 2023. GCC: We will begin rolling out early November and complete by mid-November 2023. GCC High: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2023 (previously early October) and complete by late November 2023 (previously mid-October). DoD: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 (previously mid-November) and complete by late January 2024 (previously early December ). | Updated February 7, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We are launching an out-of-the box template for meetings with external participants. The controlled content access template has preset defaults for meeting options to provide tight controls over lobby bypass, who can present, allowing chat across meeting lifecycle/in-meeting, and who can record. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 91286 [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-October and complete by late October 2023. GCC: We will begin rolling out early November and complete by mid-November 2023. GCC High: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2023 (previously early October) and complete by late November 2023 (previously mid-October). DoD: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 (previously mid-November) and complete by late February 2024 (previously late January). |
2024-02-08 | MC End Time | 03/04/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-04-01T10:00:00Z |
2024-01-05 | MC Last Updated | 12/14/2023 05:45:09 | 2024-01-05T06:09:09Z |
2024-01-05 | MC Messages | Updated December 13, 2023: We have updated the content with additional information. Thank you for your patience.
We are launching an out-of-the box template for meetings with external participants. The controlled content access template has preset defaults for meeting options to provide tight controls over lobby bypass, who can present, allowing chat across meeting lifecycle/in-meeting, and who can record. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 91286 [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-October and complete by late October 2023. GCC: We will begin rolling out early November and complete by mid-November 2023. GCC High: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2023 (previously early October) and complete by late November 2023 (previously mid-October). DoD: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 (previously mid-November) and complete by early December 2023 (previously late November). | Updated January 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We are launching an out-of-the box template for meetings with external participants. The controlled content access template has preset defaults for meeting options to provide tight controls over lobby bypass, who can present, allowing chat across meeting lifecycle/in-meeting, and who can record. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 91286 [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-October and complete by late October 2023. GCC: We will begin rolling out early November and complete by mid-November 2023. GCC High: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2023 (previously early October) and complete by late November 2023 (previously mid-October). DoD: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 (previously mid-November) and complete by late January 2024 (previously early December ). |
2024-01-05 | MC End Time | 01/31/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-03-04T09:00:00Z |
2023-12-14 | MC Messages | Updated October 26, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We are launching an out-of-the box template for meetings with external participants. The controlled content access template has preset defaults for meeting options to provide tight controls over lobby bypass, who can present, allowing chat across meeting lifecycle/in-meeting, and who can record. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 91286 [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-October and complete by late October 2023. GCC: We will begin rolling out early November and complete by mid-November 2023. GCC High: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2023 (previously early October) and complete by late November 2023 (previously mid-October). DoD: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 (previously mid-November) and complete by early December 2023 (previously late November). | Updated December 13, 2023: We have updated the content with additional information. Thank you for your patience.
We are launching an out-of-the box template for meetings with external participants. The controlled content access template has preset defaults for meeting options to provide tight controls over lobby bypass, who can present, allowing chat across meeting lifecycle/in-meeting, and who can record. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 91286 [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-October and complete by late October 2023. GCC: We will begin rolling out early November and complete by mid-November 2023. GCC High: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2023 (previously early October) and complete by late November 2023 (previously mid-October). DoD: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 (previously mid-November) and complete by early December 2023 (previously late November). |
2023-12-14 | MC Title | (Updated) Out-of-box Controlled-content meeting template (Premium) | (Updated) Out-of-box Controlled-content meeting template |
2023-12-14 | MC How Affect | The use of this out-of-box template is to remove the manual set-up needed for meeting with external participants. One can access this template by going to Teams Calendar > Schedule meeting > Controlled-content meeting template. This template is also available in Outlook. Please go to Teams Meeting drop down and select Controlled-content meeting template. | The use of this out-of-box template is to remove the manual set-up needed for meeting with external participants. One can access this template by going to Teams Calendar > Schedule meeting > Controlled-content meeting template. This template is also available in Outlook. Please go to Teams Meeting drop down and select Controlled-content meeting template.
Template Access: The template is accessible to all users, whether they have a premium subscription or not. However, premium features within the template are available only to Premium users. |
2023-12-14 | MC Last Updated | 10/26/2023 20:56:04 | 2023-12-14T05:45:09Z |
2023-11-08 | MC Feature Status | 91286
All, FeatureRolloutStatusNotSupported Desktop, FeatureRolloutStatusNotSupported Mac, FeatureRolloutStatusNotSupported | |
2023-10-27 | MC Messages | We are launching an out-of-the box template for meetings with external participants. The controlled content access template has preset defaults for meeting options to provide tight controls over lobby bypass, who can present, allowing chat across meeting lifecycle/in-meeting, and who can record.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 91286 [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-October and complete by late October 2023. GCCHigh: We will begin rolling out early October and complete by mid-October 2023. GCC: We will begin rolling out early November and complete by mid-November 2023. DoD: We will begin rolling out mid-November and complete by late November 2023. | Updated October 26, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We are launching an out-of-the box template for meetings with external participants. The controlled content access template has preset defaults for meeting options to provide tight controls over lobby bypass, who can present, allowing chat across meeting lifecycle/in-meeting, and who can record. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 91286 [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-October and complete by late October 2023. GCC: We will begin rolling out early November and complete by mid-November 2023. GCC High: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2023 (previously early October) and complete by late November 2023 (previously mid-October). DoD: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 (previously mid-November) and complete by early December 2023 (previously late November). |
2023-10-27 | MC Title | Out-of-box Controlled-content meeting template (Premium) | (Updated) Out-of-box Controlled-content meeting template (Premium) |
2023-10-27 | MC Last Updated | 10/03/2023 01:17:28 | 2023-10-26T20:56:04Z |
2023-10-27 | MC MessageTagNames | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact |
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