Microsoft Teams: Simplified controls to manage external collaboration

Summary

Admins have access to a new overview page in the Teams Admin Center under the external collaboration section. This page allows admins to review and modify their organization's external collaboration settings. To make changes, admins can use a guided flow and select either the open or controlled preset modes, or choose to customize the settings.

Status
Launched
General availability target
Feb 2026
Preview target
Not published
Products
Microsoft Teams
Clouds
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC
Release phases
General Availability
Platforms
Web
Added to the roadmap
18 Nov 2025
Last changed
17 Mar 2026 · 6mo ago
recently changed
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