Turning Off Automatic Meeting in Microsoft Teams

Overview

Microsoft created and turned-on a feature that automatically adds a Microsoft Teams meeting to all new meetings created in Outlook. If you would rather turn this feature off, select the system you are using below and complete the steps to adjust your settings.

Windows

Mac

Web

Android

iOS (iPhone/iPad)

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How-To

Windows

To turn off automatic online meetings in Outlook for Windows, follow these steps.

  1. Select File > Options > Calendar.
  2. Under Calendar options, go to Add online meeting to all meetings, and select Add Meeting Provider.
  3. Deselect the Add online meeting to all meetings checkbox.
  4. Select OK.

Mac

To turn off automatic online meetings in Outlook for Mac, follow these steps.

  1. Open Outlook Preferences.
  2. Select Calendar.
  3. Next to Add online meeting to all meetings, choose Configure Providers.
  4. Select the Add online meeting to all meetings checkbox.
  5. Select Save.

Web

To turn off automatic online meetings in Outlook on the web, follow these steps.

  1. On the toolbar, open Outlook Settings and select View all Outlook settings.
  2. Select Calendar, and then choose Events and Invitations.
  3. Deselect the Add online meeting to all meetings checkbox.
  4. Select Save.

Android

To turn off automatic online meetings in Outlook on Android, follow these steps.

  1. Open Outlook Profile.
  2. On the bottom left, select the Settings icon then select Account.
  3. Deselect the Add Online Meetings to all meetings toggle.

iOS (iPhone/iPad)

To turn off automatic online meetings in Outlook on iOS, follow these steps.

  1. Open Outlook Settings.
  2. Under Email Accounts, select your mail account.
  3. Open Account Settings.
  4. Deselect the Add online meeting to all meetings toggle.

Source

Instructions modified from Microsoft support

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