MC804771 - Microsoft Teams: Hiding inactive channels

Note: Users with EDU licenses assigned will not receiveUpdated February 27, 2026: We have paused rollout of this change. item at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Coming soon: MicrosoftNote: Hiding inactive channels

Based on Admin feedback, we are updating the behavior for automated hiding of inactive channels to be opt-in (suggestions) only. With this update, Teams will automatically detectoffer users suggestions on channels that are inactive, and the user is prompted to review their inactive channels and hide inactive channels you have not interacted with recently. You can reviewthem only if they choose. The user will also be able to view when they last visited the list of channelschannel to help them decide if they would like to hide the channel. The settings support this opt-in workflow and unhide some or all of them. You can optthere are no changes to the on-demand hiding process.

This feature is enabled for targeted release, and we will roll out of automatic hiding from Teams Settings or initiate the hiding process on demand. This message applies to Microsoft Teams for Desktop, web, and Mac. General Availability targeting January 2026.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 325780.

When this will happen:

The feature is in public preview.

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-July 2024 and expect to complete by late July 2024. Available now.

General Availability (Worldwide): and all clouds: We will begin rolling out mid-August 2024 and expectannounce via Message center when we are ready to complete by mid-September 2024.

General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out late September 2024 and expect to complete by early October 2024.

General Availability (GCC High): We will begin rolling out early October 2024 and expect to complete by mid-October 2024.

General Availability (DoD): We will begin rolling out late October 2024 and expect to complete by late October 2024. proceed.

How this will affect your organization:

Before this rollout: Users had to manually hidemanage their relevant channels list by hiding inactive and irrelevant channels.

After this rollout:

Manage preferences for automated suggestions via Teams Settings

If users prefer to manage channels manually, they can opt out of the auto-suggestions process. Simply go to Teams settings, select General, and toggle off "Suggestions for hiding inactive channels."

Hide inactive channels on demand when needed

Users can manually view which channels are inactive and choose to hide some or all of them whenever you need. This can be done from Settings, under General, by clicking the "Get Suggestions" button. Note that this action can be performed once every 24 hours.

Automated suggestions of inactive channels

With this, Teams will hidesuggest channels that have been inactive and notifyfor the user. Once the inactive channels are identified, the user is notified with the coach mark message, "We're hiding"Looks like you haven’t visited some inactive channels for you.lately. Hide them to help you focus."

The user can select View changesReview and Hide to see the details (second screenshot):

and decide which channels they would like to hide. The user can keep thechoose not hide any channels hiddenby selecting Not Now

If a user has less than or show them again:

To initiate or stop channel hiding, goequal to Teams > Settings > Chats and25 shown channels, no channels > Hide inactive channels:

will be suggested for that user. This feature is on by default and all Teams users on the affected platforms will have access to it.

What you need to do to prepare:

Admins need to be aware of this feature, but no additional action is needed. This rollout will happen automatically by the specified dates with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.