MC635989 - Automatic Transcription for Video Uploads to SharePoint Online, Yammer, and Office.com

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Microsoft Stream
Microsoft Viva

Last Updated

Jan 30, 2024

Published Jul 11, 2023

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Updated January 30, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. We apologize for the delay and thank you for your patience.

Videos uploaded to SharePoint Online, Yammer, and Office.com will have transcriptions automatically generated shortly after upload. This feature will not be available for A1 and trial tenancies.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 124932

When this will happen:

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in late July and expect to complete rollout by early May 2024 (previously late January).

How this will affect your organization:

This change will be ON by default but can be disabled at tenant-level settings using the Media Transcription property within PowerShell. MediaTranscriptionAutomaticFeatures is the PowerShell command.

What you need to do to prepare:

There is nothing you need to do to prepare for this. You may want to notify users of this update. For additional information, please visit this documentation.