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Express voice enrollment in Microsoft Teams

Plan for Change
Major Change

Message ID

MC1197146
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Roadmap ID

537269
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Services

Microsoft Teams

Affected Platforms

DesktopMacTeamsAndSurfaceDevices

Summary

Express voice enrollment in Microsoft Teams enables quick voice profile registration for enhanced features like voice isolation and meeting insights. Rollout starts March 2026 for all enterprise customers except EDU tenants, with the feature ON by default. Admins can manage it via PowerShell; no compliance issues identified.

Details

Updated January 21, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. 

Introduction

Express voice enrollment in Microsoft Teams makes registering your voice profile quick and seamless. A voice profile enables features such as voice isolation, speaker recognition, identification in meeting rooms, improved transcripts, and enhanced meeting recaps and insights powered by Microsoft 365 Copilot. If you haven’t enrolled, you’ll receive an in-product prompt to opt in and enroll simply by speaking during a meeting. Admins can enable or disable this feature for their organization.

This message is associated with Roadmap ID 537269.

When this will happen:

  • Targeted Release: Rollout begins early March 2026 (previously early February) and is expected to complete by mid-March 2026 (previously mid-February).
  • General Availability: Rollout begins mid-March 2026 (previously mid-February) and is expected to complete by end of March 2026 (previously end of February).

How this will affect your organization:

Who is affected:

  • All enterprise Microsoft Teams customers except Education (EDU) tenants.

What will happen:

  • A new voice enrollment experience will be available in Teams.
  • Users will receive an in-product prompt to enroll their voice profile by speaking during a meeting.
  • The feature will be ON by default for enterprise tenants.
  • EDU tenants are excluded from this rollout.
  • If your organization previously disabled voice enrollment policies, this feature will not apply.
  • Admins can manage this setting using new PowerShell cmdlets under the PassiveVoiceEnroll configuration in the csTeamsAIPolicy policy.

What you can do to prepare:

  • Review your organization’s Teams AI policy settings before rollout.
  • If you want to disable this feature, update the PassiveVoiceEnroll configuration using PowerShell.
  • Communicate this change to your helpdesk and end users as needed.
  • Update internal documentation to reflect this new capability.

Compliance considerations:

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

Timeline

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Published
Dec 15, 2025
Message published to Message Center
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Updated
Jan 21, 2026
Message content updated
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End Date
Apr 30, 2026
Message timeline ends

Tags

#Updated message#New feature#User impact#Admin impact

Category

📋Plan for Change

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