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7 November 2026Doc update+15 / −15 lines

In brief

The 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.

What Teams admins need to know

Administrators should use the updated policy names when consulting the reference. No administrator action is required.

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Documentation change

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Setting Default Description
WebinarsEvents up to 1k attendees On When On, organizers can create events with up to 1,000 attendees.
Who can attend webinarsevents up to 1k attendees Everyone Controls who can attend events with up to 1,000 attendees created by the organizer.
Town hallsEvents optimized for a large audience On When On, organizers can create events optimized for large audiences.
Who can attend town hallsevents optimized for a large audience Everyone Controls who can attend events optimized for large audiences created by the organizer.
Max resolution for town hallsevents optimized for a large audience Microsoft managed Sets the maximum video resolution that attendees receive during an event optimized for a large audience.
High bitrate for town hallsevents optimized for a large audience Off Controls whether high bitrate streaming is enabled for events optimized for large audiences.
Premium town hall organizersOrganizers may add Attendee Appsattendee apps to events optimized for a large audience Yes Controls whether organizers of events optimized for large audiences can add apps that attendees can access.
Registration On When On, organizers can turn on registration for their events.
Customize event emails On When On, organizers can customize event email templates for events.
WebinarEvents registration form questions Custom, standard, required Controls which types of questions organizers can require attendees to answer when registering for an event.
Allowed webinarEvent types for recordingup to 1k that may publish recordings Public Controls whether organizers can publish recordings for events with up to 1,000 attendees and for which event types.
Allowed town hallEvent types optimized for recordinga large audience that may publish recordings Public Controls whether organizers can publish recordings for events optimized for large audiences, and for which event types.
Use Microsoft eCDN On When On, organizers use the Microsoft eCDN for events optimized for large audiences. When Off, organizers use the eCDN provider set in Live event policies.
Town hallEvents optimized for a large audience chat experience Optimized Controls whether organizers can turn on chat for attendees in events optimized for large audiences.
Immersive events On Controls who can schedule immersive events in your organization.
Verify external presenters before joining an event No verification needed Controls whether anonymous and external presenters must be verified before joining an event. When set to No verification needed, organizers can choose whether to require verification in their Meeting options, with the default set to No verification needed. When set to Yes verify accounts, external presenters must sign in by using a personal Microsoft account or a work or school account, or enter a one-time email passcode if they don't have an account.
Setting Default Description
Record events optimized for a town halllarge audience On When On, organizers can record events optimized for large audiences.
Record a webinarevents up to 1k attendees On When On, organizers can record events with up to 1,000 attendees.
Transcription for town hallevents optimized for a large audience On When On, users can start transcription when attending events optimized for large audiences and transcription can be enabled for the events they organize
Transcription for webinarevents up to 1k attendees On When On, users can start transcription when attending events up to 1,000 attendees and transcription can be enabled for the events they organize.
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