Teams - Disable Chat

[petben]

Hello, hope you’re all well.

 

We want to disable chat for Students in class Teams meetings. There is a ‘disable chat‘ setting in the meeting policies, but does that setting get applied to the students policy, or the staff (who arrange the meeting) policy?

 

Propagation is so slow it makes testing very tricky.

 

Thanks

[Boredguy]

Chat within a meeting can not be disabled based on our testing.

[petben]

Oh no, what does the disable chat setting in the meeting policy actually do then?

[Boredguy]

It only stops users doing a one to one chat (which confused one of our teachers as he was accidently set on the student policy!)

[Manny-Tech]

On the channel settings you can disable the option to post message, this disable messages in posts as well as chat within a meeting for that channel.

[petben]

Thanks just noticed you can go into the teams Individually, settings, choose ‘only owners can post messages’.

 

Is there not a way to globally set this or powershell on all Class Teams?

 

A guide for staff to set this never works.

[willtech]

Thanks just noticed you can go into the teams Individually, settings, choose ‘only owners can post messages’.

 

Is there not a way to globally set this or powershell on all Class Teams?

 

A guide for staff to set this never works.

 

It has been in user voice for a while: https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/34762063-add-messaging-permissions-to-the-teams-powershell

[petben]

Hello - We have now tested the 'Only owners can post messages' setting on a channel but yet students (who are 'members') can still post to Meeting Chat..

 

Are there any other ideas for ways to prevent students posting in Meeting Chat?

 

Thanks

[Boredguy]

Turns out there is a way (e-mailed you directly this solution Pete, but putting it here for everyone else)

 

As long as the meeting is targeted in a Team, if you go to the Manage Users section of the Team you can Mute the students (can be done during a meeting as well)

Students who are muted will then get a message saying conversations is disabled, so you can target it to specific students or the whole class.

 

if you want their feedback during the meeting either via text our audio, you have to go into the same section to unmute them.

 

Muting via the normal meeting interface just disables their microphone and does not prevent chat.

[bigal06]

Just got a notification from Microsoft this morning that this will be added to the meeting options by end of November. Can't find the email now but it was in the changes list emailed out this week

[TriggerHappyUK]

You have to go to the specific Team. Click the three dots next to the Team name. Choose Manage Team. In the Members tab, expand the Members and Guests. Check the Mute Students. This mutes chat, not audio.

 

[bigal06]

Meeting chat moderation settings

MC224359 | October 15 - We are updating the Meeting options to allow an organizer to manage participants ability to chat prior to, during and after a meeting.Key Points:Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 67175Timing: begin mid-November and expect to complete by the end of NovemberControl: Meeting Organizer

 

https://admin.microsoft.com/AdminPortal/Home#/messagecenter?id=MC224359

[petben]

it is a shame they have not included an 'only the organiser can chat' settings. If you want to stop students chatting the only option is:

 

"Off: will make meeting chat read only and no one can send messages in chat including the organizer"

 

so close.....

[bigal06]

it is a shame they have not included an 'only the organiser can chat' settings. If you want to stop students chatting the only option is:

 

"Off: will make meeting chat read only and no one can send messages in chat including the organizer"

 

so close.....

 

I agree....that is the missing option.