| Announcement ID | MC810407 | Published Date | 07-11-2024 | |
| Service | Microsoft Teams | Last Updated | 09-26-2024 | |
| Category | Stay informed | Expiration Date | 12-30-2024 | |
| Roadmap ID | 95680 | Action Required by Date | ||
| Tags | New feature, User impact | |||
| Summary |
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| Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows will soon support participation in Breakout Rooms, allowing for full management by meeting organizers. Rollout begins late September 2024, with completion expected by mid-November 2024. This feature will be on by default with no required admin action. |
| More Information |
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Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows will soon support Breakout Rooms as a participant. This will allow a Teams Rooms on Windows to be participate in Breakout Rooms if they are used by a meeting organizer. The room can be assigned to any particular Breakout Room and will respect any related settings or actions defined by the organizer, such as automatically being moved into a Breakout Room, permission to return to the main meeting, being reassigned to a different Breakout Room, or receiving announcements from the organizer. This release is applicable to Teams Rooms on Windows. When this will happen:General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late September 2024 (previously mid-September) and expect to complete by mid-November 2024 (previously late September). General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out late September 2024 (previously mid-September) and expect to complete by late October 2024 (previously early October). General Availability (GCC High): We will begin rolling out late October 2024 (previously early October) and expect to complete by mid-November 2024 (previously early November). How this will affect your organization:Before this rollout: Teams Room did not support Breakout Rooms as a participant, and participants joining meetings through Teams Room on Windows were not able to participate in Breakout Rooms sessions. After this rollout, meeting organizers using Breakout Rooms will be able to manage a Teams Room on Windows in the same way they manage individual participants. Participants joining a meeting using Breakout Rooms from a Teams Room on Windows will be able to participate in Breakout Rooms sessions. Note: A Teams Room cannot take on the organizer role for Breakout Rooms. By default, this feature is on and accessible to all Teams Rooms for Windows users. A Teams Room in the list of attendees to assign to Breakout Rooms: A prompt that confirms the Teams Room is assigned to a Breakout Room: What you need to do to prepare:This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation. |
