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

Summary

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'.

Status
Rolling out
General availability target
Aug 2026
Preview target
Not published
Products
Microsoft Teams
Clouds
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD
Release phases
General Availability, Targeted Release
Platforms
Desktop, Mac, Web
Added to the roadmap
8 Jul 2026
Last changed
17 Aug 2026 · 41d ago
recently changed
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