MC1226497 - New Teams Events setting to control registration

Introduction

Today, IT administrators can restrict whether an organizer can create a webinar using the AllowWebinars setting under Set-CsTeamsEventsPolicy. Webinars are events that require registration.

With the new Events scheduling experience launching in the Meet app, we are introducing a new policy, Registration, which will control whether organizers can schedule any event with registration. AllowWebinars will continue to control whether an organizer can create a webinar via the Teams Calendar App. 

Registration will default to Enabled.

When this will happen:

• Targeted Release: We will begin rollout early February 2026 and expect to complete by late February 2026.
• General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCCH, DoD): We will begin rollout mid-March 2026 and expect to complete by late March 2026.

How this affects your organization:

Who is affected:

• Teams administrators managing meeting and events policies
• Users who schedule events or webinars in the Teams Meet app or in the Teams Calendar app

What will happen:

• A new policy setting, Registration, will be added to Teams events policies.
• Registration = Enabled (default): Organizers can enable registration for any event.
• Registration = Disabled: Organizers cannot enable registration for any event and cannot create webinars.
• If AllowWebinars is Disabled but Registration is Enabled, organizers can schedule events with registration but cannot create webinars on the Teams Calendar app.
• No UI changes occur unless the admin updates policy.

What you can do to prepare:

• If you want all users to create events with registration, no action is required.
• To disable registration for all events, update the policy using PowerShell:

Set-CsTeamsEventsPolicy -Identity Global -Registration Disabled

• Communicate any changes to organizers or helpdesk staff.
• Update internal documentation as needed.
• Note: if you make changes to Registration prior to rollout, it will impact webinars as described above.

Learn more: Set-CsTeamsEventsPolicy (will be updated before rollout)

Compliance considerations:

No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.