Teams Question

[MartinT]

Does anyone know how to disable Skype for just Class Teams? We're finding that students are playing up and calling each other via the Team during lessons.

[fredesq]

https://admin.teams.microsoft.com/policies/calling

 

Change the calling policies to be off - thats the avenue i'd check out first.

[TechMonkey]

I think we get our onboarding software to do it but all our users are set to Off under Audio Conference in Teams Admin (https://admin.teams.microsoft.com/users) Looks like the policies should be able to do this, but it isn't something we have looked at in depth.

[MartinT]

Thanks, both. I found the policy called DisallowCalling but can only apply it to 20 students at a time. There is no ability to filter by an AD group, either.

 

I don't have time to learn the Powershell incantation for this so am steadily ticking and clicking...

[MartinT]

It works - the Skype video camera icon has disappeared from my test Class Team.

[mukz]

I have a script i can share if someone else doesn’t get to it before i do. Just need to find the damn thing!

[robyholmes]

Thanks, both. I found the policy called DisallowCalling but can only apply it to 20 students at a time. There is no ability to filter by an AD group, either.

 

I don't have time to learn the Powershell incantation for this so am steadily ticking and clicking...

The 20 students limit is a bit of a lie. It'll do 50 if you select them yourself using the tick boxes.

[MartinT]

The 20 students limit is a bit of a lie. It'll do 50 if you select them yourself using the tick boxes.

 

It's hugely irritating that you can't block select.

[robyholmes]

It's hugely irritating that you can't block select.

True, however they want to push Powershell for this. However as a small school doing the 50 at a time option worked for us.

[Poeticparadox]

I have applied the DisallowCalling policy to a test user, but now I find that this user can no longer receive incoming calls. What I have I missed? Edited April 15, 2020 by Poeticparadox

[MkII]

Easier (way fewer users) to create a duplicate policy with chat on, and apply it to staff

Then change the default policy with all chat turned off - this will apply to all pupils

 

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I have applied the DisallowCalling policy to a test user, but now I find that this user can no longer receive incoming calls. What I have I missed?

Yes Chat is either on or off??

[MkII]

Does anyone know how to disable Skype for just Class Teams? We're finding that students are playing up and calling each other via the Team during lessons.

 

Skype is being discontinued and merged into Teams I think

[Poeticparadox]

Chat is currently on for all, so should I remove the DisallowCalling policy?