RM567298 - Microsoft Teams: External presenters can access production controls for Teams events

Microsoft 365 Roadmap

Summary

Organizations can allow external presenters to manage Teams events by granting them access to production controls. Federated (B2B) and guest users can be specified in the "Who has control of production tools" setting, enabling trusted external presenters to run events and manage what attendees see. This feature supports organizations that work with third-party event producers and vendors.

Last Updated

Aug 5, 2026

Published Jul 14, 2026

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Status

Rolling out

Release

General Availability
Targeted Release

Platforms

Desktop
Mac
Web

Service

Microsoft Teams

Tag

Rolling out
General Availability
Targeted Release
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)
GCC
GCC High
DoD

Cloud

DoD
GCC
GCC High
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

Description

Organizations can allow external presenters to manage Teams events by granting them access to production controls. Federated (B2B) and guest users can be specified in the "Who has control of production tools" setting, enabling trusted external presenters to run events and manage what attendees see. This feature supports organizations that work with third-party event producers and vendors.

GA date: August CY2026

Version history

3 versions tracked

Updated 2 times since Jul 14, 2026. Microsoft Message Center only ever shows the current version; this archive preserves the history.

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  1. Aug 5, 2026 · 10:47 PMLatest · v3

    Changed: Tags, Status

  2. Jul 15, 2026 · 10:55 PMv2

    Changed: Tags, Release phase

  3. Jul 14, 2026 · 10:41 PMOriginal · v1

    Changed: Initial version