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Enhancements to Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows: Breakout Rooms and Zoom Controls

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With technology continually evolving, Microsoft Teams continues to keep pace, ensuring it remains a leading collaborative tool for organizations worldwide. This article explores the latest updates to Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows: the integration of breakout room support, customizable Together Mode scenes, and enhanced zooming controls during screen shares. These updates are designed to foster better communication and collaboration, making meetings more dynamic, engaging, and user-friendly. Breakout Room Support: A New Level of Meeting Experience Starting from mid-June and with completion expected by late July, Microsoft is rolling out a new feature for Teams Rooms on Windows that allows participants to be a part of breakout rooms. The breakout room capability enables participants to be moved in and out of the main meeting under the control of a meeting organizer. When a meeting organizer enables the 'Automatically move people to rooms' setting, participants will be notified

Microsoft Teams Rooms: Deploying the New Home Screen and Custom Backgrounds

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Microsoft Teams consistently pushes the boundaries of innovation, and with its most recent update, Teams Rooms on Windows app 4.17, an array of new and enhanced features are being introduced. These include a refreshed home screen experience and an upgraded custom background feature. The new default home screen, first introduced as an 'opt-in' feature in version 4.16, incorporates a modern UI/UX update and will become the default experience with the 4.17 app version's release this June. This update is designed to provide a streamlined and intuitive user experience for Teams Rooms on Windows users. In addition to the home screen update, Microsoft has amped up the custom background feature for Teams Rooms Pro users. This feature allows IT administrators to specify up to three background images, and determine which image is displayed on the main room display, extended room display, and room console. Deploying these enhancements requires certain inputs. For instance, the images

Join Direct Guest Join Meetings and Enable SIP/H323 Dialing with Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows

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Introduction: Prepare for exciting enhancements to your Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows (MTR-W) experience! Starting in early June, you can configure your MTR-W Pro with a Pro license to enable one-to-one calls between your room and SIP/H323 endpoints. In addition, around mid-May, you'll be able to join Direct Guest Join meetings, including BlueJeans, directly from your MTR-W. Let's explore the details of these updates and their impact on your organization. SIP/H323 Dialing for MTR-W Pro: What to Expect: The rollout for SIP/H323 dialing will begin in early June, with completion expected by mid-June. This new feature allows MTR-W Pro users to place and receive calls to and from SIP/H323 endpoints, either within or outside your organization. Impact on Your Organization: There's no increased risk associated with this update, as the feature will be disabled by default. You'll only experience the benefits if you enable the feature by running the appropriate PowerShell comma