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Summary
A new Best Practice Configurations Monitoring Dashboard will roll out in early 2026 in the Teams admin center, helping admins monitor and remediate VDI optimization issues in meetings. It highlights non-conformance, shows impacted locations, and allows export of user data for targeted fixes.
Details
We’re introducing a new Best Practice Configurations Monitoring Dashboard in the Teams admin center. This dashboard helps administrators monitor their tenant’s adherence to Microsoft-recommended best practices for an optimal collaboration experience in Teams meetings. The first focus area is Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) optimization, enabling admins to identify and remediate non-conformance quickly.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 526781.
When this will happen- General Availability (Worldwide): We will start rolling out in mid-January 2026 and expect to complete by late January 2026.
- General Availability (GCC): We will start rolling out in late January 2026 and expect to complete by early February 2026.
How this affects your organization
Who is affected: Teams administrators managing meeting experiences across M365 tenants.
What will happen:
- A new Best Practice Configurations Monitoring Dashboard will appear under the Meetings section in Teams admin center.
- The dashboard will:
- Highlight non-conformance with best practices for VDI optimization.
- Display subnet/IP details by city for impacted locations.
- Provide exportable lists of users connected to VDI sessions without media optimization enabled.
- Supported roles for export functionality:
- Teams Administrator
- Teams Communications Administrator
- Teams Communications Support Engineer
- Teams Telephony Administrator
- Teams Reader
- Global Administrator
- Global Reader
- Note: Export is not supported for admins scoped to an administrative unit.
- No changes to user workflows; this is an admin-only feature.
- No action is required before rollout; the feature will be enabled automatically.
- After rollout:
- Visit Teams admin center > Meetings > Best Practice Configurations to review dashboard insights.
- Use export functionality to plan targeted remediation for non-optimized VDI sessions.
No compliance considerations identified. Review as appropriate for your organization.