Microsoft Teams Copilot without transcription becomes default for meetings - conversation history now persists

• https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=478611
• https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/copilot-teams-transcription
• https://support.microsoft.com/office/use-copilot-without-recording-a-teams-meeting-a59cb88c-0f6b-4a20-a47a-3a1c9a818bd9

1. 11 May 2026

   Updated May 7,11, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank youdecided not to move forward with this change at this time. We apologize for your patience.any inconvenience. Introduction We’re updating the default behavior of Microsoft Teams Copilot in meetings. … 365 Roadmap ID 478611. When this will happen General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in mid-July 2026 (previously late April) and expect have decided not to complete by end of July 2026 (previously mid-May). move forward with this change at this time.  What's changing? Who is affected: Affected tenants: If your TeamsMeetingPolicy was created …

2. 7 May 2026

   Updated March 6,May 7, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Introduction … this will happen General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in late April mid-July 2026 (previously late March)April) and expect to complete by mid-Mayend of July 2026 (previously early April).mid-May). What's changing? Who is affected: Affected tenants: If your TeamsMeetingPolicy was created …

3. 6 Mar 2026

   Updated January 14,March 6, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Introduction … will happen General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in late MarchApril 2026 (previously mid-January)late March) and expect to complete by early April mid-May 2026 (previously early February).April). What's changing? Who is affected: Affected tenants: If your TeamsMeetingPolicy was created …

4. 14 Jan 2026

   Updated October 30, 2025:January 14, 2026: We have updated the timeline and the content. timeline. Thank you for your patience. Introduction We’re updating the default behavior of … this will happen General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in mid-Januarylate March 2026 (previously early November 2025) mid-January) and expect to complete by early FebruaryApril 2026 (previously mid-November 2025).early February). What's changing? Who is affected: Affected tenants: If your TeamsMeetingPolicy was created …

5. 31 Oct 2025

   Updated September 5,October 30, 2025: We have updated the timeline.timeline and the content. Thank you for your patience. Introduction We’re updating the default behavior of … this will happen General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in mid-January 2026 (previously early November 20252025) and expect to complete by early February 2026 (previously mid-November 2025. How this affects2025). What's changing? Who is affected: Affected tenants: If your organizationTeamsMeetingPolicy was created or modified before the Copilot without transcription becomes default: Applies to new tenants and new users. Existing users without a set policy will inheritpolicy option was introduced (June 2024), your tenant will be affected by this change. Not Affected: If your TeamsMeetingPolicy was created or modified after June 2024 when the host configuration and receive this new default. Custom policies Copilot without transcription option was introduced, your tenant will remain unchanged. In Teams meeting policy, thenot be affected. What will happen: The default property value for “Copilot” Copilot policy will change from EnabledWithTranscript to Enabled. This affects how Copilot behaves in newly scheduled Enabled for both new and existing Teams meetings unless overridden by custom policy. Starting where Copilot is allowed. Copilot during a meeting and Facilitator will no longer automatically start transcription. Transcriptiontranscription for meetings in affected tenants. Users must be manually enabled in Meeting Optionsmanually enable transcription to use post-meeting Copilot or Facilitator queries. Conversation history will persist during the meeting if users want post-meeting insightsmeetings for Copilot without transcription. Tenants with TeamsMeetingPolicy created or accessmodified after June 2024 are not affected. What you can do to Copilot conversation history. Conversation history now persists during meetings: Users can switch between meeting features (chat, participant list) without losing Copilot insights. This change appliesprepare: If adopting the new defaults: Review TeamsMeetingPolicy for transcription dependencies. Update internal documentation and training. Communicate to users how to enable transcription when needed. Optional admin steps to all users using Copilot without transcription. What you can do to prepare Review your organization’sretain current behavior: Update Global and Custom TeamsMeetingPolicy settings via TAC or PowerShell. TAC UI Portal: Navigate to Teams meeting policies for dependencies on transcription defaults. Update internal documentation and training to reflectAdmin Center and set the Copilot policy default value as required. For example, if the newcurrent default behaviorvalue is desired, update it to a different value, then set it back. Please ensure both TeamsMeetingPolicy and conversation history persistence. Communicateall Custom Policies are updated. PowerShell example to users howset Copilot policy to manually enable transcription when needed, especially if they want to retain Copilot insights after the meeting.EnabledWithTranscript for all relevant meeting policies:get-csteamsmeetingpolicy | ? {  $_.Identity -ne "Tag:AllOn" -and  $_.Identity -ne "Tag:AllOff" -and  $_.Identity -ne "Tag:Default" -and  $_.Identity -ne "Tag:Kiosk" -and  $_.Identity -ne "Tag:RestrictedAnonymousAccess" -and  $_.Identity -ne "Tag:RestrictedAnonymousNoRecording" } | % {  $_.Identity;  set-csteamsmeetingpolicy -identity $_.Identity -Copilot EnabledWithTranscript } Learn more:  Manage Microsoft 365 Copilot in Teams meetings and events | …

6. 5 Sep 2025
   • Tags Feature update, User impact, Admin impact → Updated message, Feature update, User impact, Admin impact

   Updated September 5, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Introduction We’re updating the default behavior of Microsoft Teams Copilot in meetings. … this will happen General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in mid-Septemberearly November 2025 and expect to complete by late Septembermid-November 2025. How this affects your organization Copilot without transcription becomes default: Applies …

7. 22 Aug 2025 · first version seen

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