Settings Policies Reference
Doc updateThe reference now uses broader labels such as “Events up to 1k attendees” and “Events optimized for a large audience” instead of webinar and town hall terminology across related settings.
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Capability-based event labels now replace webinar and town hall names across Teams guides
The period is dominated by a coordinated terminology pass across event administration. Microsoft Learn now uses “Events up to 1k attendees” and “Events optimized for a large audience” in policy references and event guides, while individual pages rename anonymous-attendance, transcription, and event-chat controls. The recording guidance also distinguishes events with up to 1,000 attendees from large-audience events and clarifies policy assignment.
- Policy references adopt audience-size labels
Teams · Policies and settingsThe Settings Policies Reference replaces webinar and town hall terminology with the exact labels “Events up to 1k attendees” and “Events optimized for a large audience” across related settings.
- Recording guidance separates event audience sizes
Meetings and events · GeneralThe Meeting Recording article now groups webinars and town halls under events, documents recording settings for events with up to 1,000 attendees or for large audiences, and clarifies policy-assignment instructions.
- Anonymous-attendance steps use the new event labelsMeetings and events · General
The Anonymous Users In Meetings guide now refers to “Who can attend events up to 1k attendees” and “Who can attend events optimized for a large audience,” with corresponding updated configuration steps.
- Caption controls retain defaults under renamed togglesMeetings and events · General
Meeting Transcription Captions replaces the webinar and town hall toggle names with attendee-based labels and clarifies policy-assignment steps. Both settings remain On by default.
- Event chat receives an audience-based setting nameMeetings and events · General
The dropdown label “Town hall chat experience” is now “Events optimized for a large audience chat experience.” Its options remain Optimized (default) and None.
This period briefing was generated by AI from the tracked Microsoft Learn and Message Center changes.
8 updates
Microsoft Teams
1 updateMeetings, webinars and events
7 updatesMeeting Recording
Feature updateThe article now groups webinars and town halls under events and documents the settings for recording events with up to 1,000 attendees or for large audiences. Policy assignment instructions were also clarified.
Anonymous Users In Meetings
Doc updateThe article replaces references to “Who can attend webinars” and “Who can attend town halls” with “Who can attend events up to 1k attendees” and “Who can attend events optimized for a large audience,” including updated configuration steps.
Meeting Transcription Captions
Doc updateThe documentation replaces the webinar and town hall toggle names with attendee-based labels and clarifies policy-assignment steps. Both settings remain On by default.
Manage Vod Publishing
Doc updateThe setup steps now use revised names for webinar and town hall recording-publishing dropdowns, including audience-size descriptions.
Manage Registration Form Events
Doc updateThe documentation now refers to the setting as **Events registration form questions** instead of **Webinar registration form questions**. The page metadata was also updated.
Manage Event Chat
Doc updateThe dropdown label changed from “Town hall chat experience” to “Events optimized for a large audience chat experience.” The options remain Optimized (default) and None.
Set Up Events
Doc updateThe setup guide now uses capability-based labels such as “Events up to 1k attendees” and “Events optimized for a large audience” throughout its policy tables and instructions. The associated policy names and commands remain the same.