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Mar 9, 2026

Published Mar 6, 2026

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Microsoft Teams

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Retirement

MC1245635 - Upcoming change: disabling Teams meeting recording expiration notification emails

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Updated March 9,April 29, 2026: After reviewing customer feedback, we have decided to pause rollout of this change at this time. We have updated the content. Thank youwill communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. We apologize for your patience.any inconvenience. 

Introduction

To reduce notification noise and improve signal quality, Microsoft will disable Teams Meeting Recording (TMR) expiration notification emails. Customer feedback indicates these emails generate high volume with minimal engagement. Only the email notifications are being removed; recording expiration and deletion behavior remains unchanged.

When this will happen

June 1, 2026We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed.

How this affects your organization

Who is affected:

  • All Microsoft 365 tenants
  • Users who receive Teams meeting recording expiration emails

What will happen:

  • Users will no longer receive email notifications when a Teams meeting recording expires.
  • Recording expiration and deletion policies remain unchanged.
  • No admin action or policy updates are required.
  • This change is enabled by default.

What you can do to prepare

Compliance considerations

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

Snapshot from Mar 9, 2026

Updated March 9, 2026: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. 

Introduction

To reduce notification noise and improve signal quality, Microsoft will disable Teams Meeting Recording (TMR) expiration notification emails. Customer feedback indicates these emails generate high volume with minimal engagement. Only the email notifications are being removed; recording expiration and deletion behavior remains unchanged.

When this will happen

June 1, 2026

How this affects your organization

Who is affected:

  • All Microsoft 365 tenants
  • Users who receive Teams meeting recording expiration emails

What will happen:

  • Users will no longer receive email notifications when a Teams meeting recording expires.
  • Recording expiration and deletion policies remain unchanged.
  • No admin action or policy updates are required.
  • This change is enabled by default.

What you can do to prepare

  • No action is required.
  • Optionally notify users and helpdesk teams of this change.
  • Update internal documentation if it references expiration emails.

Compliance considerations

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