Microsoft Teams: Specify who has control of production tools in Teams meetings and events

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Who is affected: The audience described by the Microsoft update is represented by: Microsoft Teams: Specify who has control of production tools in Teams meetings and events A new meeting option for Teams meetings with presenters and events that enables organizers to designate 'Who has control of production tools' during the event. Users defined here will have access to the controls in 'Manage What Attendees See' and the ‘Green Room'. GA date: August CY2026 Rolling out General Availability Targeted Release Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) GCC GCC High DoD Microsoft Teams Deskt

Why it matters: The change matters because the official source describes: Microsoft Teams: Specify who has control of production tools in Teams meetings and events A new meeting option for Teams meetings with presenters and events that enables organizers to designate 'Who has control of production tools' during the event. Users defined here will have access to the controls in 'Manage What Attendees See' and the ‘Green Room'. GA date: August CY2026 Rolling out General Availability Targeted Release Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) GCC GCC High DoD Microsoft Teams Deskt

Urgency: Monitor

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Risks and objections

• The official source does not establish facts beyond the quoted material.

Points to confirm

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