How can I disable Teams Meeting being automatically added to any Outlook meeting invite?

Anonymous

Outlook now automatically adds a Teams Meeting link to any meeting I schedule using Outlook - I would like to permanently disable this for my Outlook as my team only uses Zoom for meetings. There does not seem to be any documentation about this and I have been unable to find anything in preferences that changes it permanently.

JimmyYang-MSFT 58,786 Reputation points Moderator

2022-01-21T08:31:47.397+00:00
Hi @Anonymous

Outlook now automatically adds a Teams Meeting link to any meeting I schedule using Outlook

How did you schedule meeting in Outlook client? Do you mean if you schedule "Any meeting" in Outlook, it will add Teams meeting link?

Based on my knowledge, if you don't want to schedule Teams meeting in Outlook client, you could try to disable it by following these steps:

In Outlook, choose File and then Options.

Select the Add-ins tab of Outlook Options dialog box.

Confirm that Microsoft Teams Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Office is listed in the Active Application Add-ins list

If the Teams Meeting Add-in is listed in the Active Application Add-ins list, select Disabled Items in Manage and then select Go…

Set the checkbox next to Microsoft Teams Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Office.

Choose OK on all dialog boxes and restart Outlook.
JimmyYang-MSFT 58,786 Reputation points Moderator

2022-01-27T09:09:20.103+00:00

@Anonymous

It has been a while, how is everything going?
If you have any update about this issue, please feel free to post back.
Darin Mills (DRMills.net) 251 Reputation points

2022-04-26T17:39:44.267+00:00

I find it disturbing that MS just went ahead and started assuming that I would use MS Teams for all of my meetings. Believe it or not, people still have face-to-face meetings and use other online meeting software products. This feature turning on by default caused a lot of confusion. The solution below completely disables MS Teams in Outlook. I would still like it as an option, but don't assume that every meeting I schedule will use MS Teams. It's a big overstep.
Steve Raucher 76 Reputation points

2022-04-28T15:17:25.263+00:00

I couldnt agree more. This is very poor product management.
Craig McLellan 51 Reputation points

2022-05-31T14:17:06.813+00:00

Didn't this sort of anti-competitive behavior already cost Microsoft a boat load of money 20 years ago? Its exactly what is in their DNA.
Guy Elsmore-Paddock 6 Reputation points

2022-06-22T16:54:16.247+00:00

First thing I tried before coming here was disabling the add-in but Teams re-enables it automatically the next time you launch a Teams meeting.
Tin Truong 11 Reputation points

2022-09-14T03:44:45.593+00:00

Can someone help me find this setting on the Mac version of Outlook?

Mac Outlook is doing the same now.
dan s 11 Reputation points

2022-09-29T17:58:03.76+00:00

It looks like MS finally added it to the New Outlook for Mac's settings.
Anonymous

2023-03-24T18:55:22.1966667+00:00

I hate that I cannot pick to have a Teams meeting or not. I would like to send meeting request and be able to either ADD a Teams meeting. I do NOT want all of my meeting invites to have a Teams meeting. Disabling this means it is totally disabled. JUNK!
Sarah Smith 0 Reputation points

2023-05-11T00:55:09.7+00:00

Resolved with Andy David answer for me.
Marco Tang 0 Reputation points

2023-05-23T23:22:27.35+00:00
The first recommendation not works for me, and I found below way through a PDF from Uni of Maryland.

Turning Off the Addition of MS Teams Meeting From the Outlook client:

Click File in the menu tool bar.

To the bottom left of the window, click Options.

In the Outlook Options window, select Calendar.

Under Calendar Options, remove the checkmark from “Add online meeting to all meetings”

Click OK.
John Liebenthal 15 Reputation points

2023-06-13T14:56:00.1066667+00:00
Three things:

those directions don't work with Outlook for Mac

I fixed it in Outlook for Mac after wasting about 2 hours of my life searching for a solution

Now Microsoft forced an update of Outlook on me and every calendar invite I send defaults to Teams and forces me to deselect it.

What an arrogant, self-serving approach to customers!
John Liebenthal 15 Reputation points

2023-06-13T15:09:20.0233333+00:00

Found it for Mac in May 2023 update, no thanks to Jimmy Yang.

Select "Outlook" in upper left top menu

Select "Preferences"

Select "Other, subitem "Calendar"

Look under "Calendar Options" for "Add online meeting to all events"

Click the "Configure" button

Uncheck "Add online meetings to all meetings"

You're welcome.
David Grayston 25 Reputation points

2023-06-21T18:18:55.1633333+00:00

We're running Office LTSC Pro Plus 2021 and its version is 2108 and I think that's before the "Add online meeting to all events" option was introduced. So I'm finding we have to disable the Teams Add-in in Outlook to stop the behavior but of course that removes all ability in Outlook to schedule a Teams meeting. Any suggestions?
Elliot Azzam 0 Reputation points

2023-06-21T19:27:47.11+00:00

How do we disable automatic Teams meetings in duplicated meeting invitations on Outlook OWA? In my settings, I've unchecked the "automatically add online meeting to all meetings" (seriously do you not employ any copy editors?), but every time I duplicate a meeting invitation, it overrides the existing zoom links and attaches Teams links within the body, along with a "join Teams meeting" button. Even after I once again switch off the "add Teams meeting" button in the Duplication dialog box. Please make it stop.
Will 15 Reputation points

2023-07-17T18:49:22.3133333+00:00

For those of you looking to push a fix to all users via GPO. Put in a Group Policy preference for a delete and change to the HKCU and have the users log off then back on again after running GPUpdate.

Delete the key below from the users registry HKCU(AS THE USER)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Addins\TeamsAddin.FastConnect

Edit the following key to a value of 1 from 3

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins\TeamsAddin.FastConnect
Kai Holzer 6 Reputation points

2023-07-25T06:12:35.5133333+00:00

Hi Will, sure that will fix the issue because you deactivate the Teams Plugin. But I still wanna use Teams and only don't want to create the meetings automatically

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Chinedu Williams Obi 0 Reputation points

2024-07-03T17:28:02.8233333+00:00
To disable Teams Meeting being automatically added to any Outlook meeting invite, you can follow these step
- Open Outlook desktop client and select File > Options > Add-ins Manage: COM Add-ins > Go... > Uncheck Microsoft Teams Meeting add-in > OK (recheck it: repeat the steps) to check there is any improvement.
- Open the desktop version of Outlook. Go to “Outlook” in the top left of the screen. Choose “Preferences.” From this menu, choose “Calendar,” which is found under “Other.” Look to “Calendar options,” then find “Add online meeting to all events” and click “Configure.” Uncheck/deselect “Add online meetings to all meetings” and press “Save.”
- Go to Outlook.com. Sign in to Outlook with your normal sign-in details. From there go to “Settings”. (Gear icon). Now click on “View all Outlook” settings. After that select “Calendar”. Click on “Even and invitations”. Uncheck the box that says “Add online meeting to all meetings”. Finally, click on “Save”.
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Pete Russo 0 Reputation points

2024-08-19T23:30:16.03+00:00

Appreciate the update but this doesn't work for me. First on a practical level, I don't want to disable the Teams add-in, I just want to be allowed to control what appears in video call invites I send out: if I choose Zoom, which I have to for some clients, I don't want there to be a Teams link at the bottom since it confuses the client. On other occasions, I do want to use Teams.

Second, when I go into Preferences-Calendar, under Calendar Options, the box for "add online meetings to all meetings" is already unchecked. (I'm on a Mac, if that makes any difference)

Please advise

Thanks
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