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Summary
Organizers and presenters in Microsoft 365 can end sessions for attendees using the new "End Event" button, which also returns presenters to the Green Room. This feature, associated with Roadmap ID 470432, will roll out from mid-February to early April 2025, depending on the release phase.
Details
Updated February 11, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Organizers and presenters can now end the session with this new "End Event" button for town halls, webinars, and structured meetings. After selecting this button, attendees will see a message on stage stating that the session has concluded, and presenters will return to the Green Room.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 470432
When this will happen:
Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-February 2025 (previously early February) and expect to complete by mid-February 2025.
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-February 2025 and expect to complete by late February 2025.
General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out late February 2025 and expect to complete by early March 2025.
General Availability (GCC High and DoD): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 and expect to complete by early April 2025.
How this will affect your organization:
When users join a town hall, webinar, or structured meeting with Green Room turned ON, they will now see the "End event" or "End meeting" button:
What you need to do to prepare:
This feature change will be available once it is fully released in your tenant.