How can I disable Teams Meeting being automatically added to any Outlook meeting invite?

Josephs, Michael 96

Outlook now automatically adds a Teams Meeting link to any meeting I schedule using Outlook - I would like to permanently disable this for my Outlook as my team only uses Zoom for meetings. There does not seem to be any documentation about this and I have been unable to find anything in preferences that changes it permanently.

JimmyYang-MSFT 50,111 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2022-01-21T08:31:47.397+00:00
Hi @Josephs, Michael

Outlook now automatically adds a Teams Meeting link to any meeting I schedule using Outlook

How did you schedule meeting in Outlook client? Do you mean if you schedule "Any meeting" in Outlook, it will add Teams meeting link?

Based on my knowledge, if you don't want to schedule Teams meeting in Outlook client, you could try to disable it by following these steps:

In Outlook, choose File and then Options.

Select the Add-ins tab of Outlook Options dialog box.

Confirm that Microsoft Teams Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Office is listed in the Active Application Add-ins list

If the Teams Meeting Add-in is listed in the Active Application Add-ins list, select Disabled Items in Manage and then select Go…

Set the checkbox next to Microsoft Teams Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Office.

Choose OK on all dialog boxes and restart Outlook.
JimmyYang-MSFT 50,111 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2022-01-27T09:09:20.103+00:00

@Josephs, Michael

It has been a while, how is everything going?
If you have any update about this issue, please feel free to post back.
Darin Mills (DRMills.net) 221 Reputation points

2022-04-26T17:39:44.267+00:00

I find it disturbing that MS just went ahead and started assuming that I would use MS Teams for all of my meetings. Believe it or not, people still have face-to-face meetings and use other online meeting software products. This feature turning on by default caused a lot of confusion. The solution below completely disables MS Teams in Outlook. I would still like it as an option, but don't assume that every meeting I schedule will use MS Teams. It's a big overstep.
Steve Raucher 71 Reputation points

2022-04-28T15:17:25.263+00:00

I couldnt agree more. This is very poor product management.
Craig McLellan 46 Reputation points

2022-05-31T14:17:06.813+00:00

Didn't this sort of anti-competitive behavior already cost Microsoft a boat load of money 20 years ago? Its exactly what is in their DNA.
Guy Elsmore-Paddock 6 Reputation points

2022-06-22T16:54:16.247+00:00

First thing I tried before coming here was disabling the add-in but Teams re-enables it automatically the next time you launch a Teams meeting.
Tin Truong 11 Reputation points

2022-09-14T03:44:45.593+00:00

Can someone help me find this setting on the Mac version of Outlook?

Mac Outlook is doing the same now.
dan s 11 Reputation points

2022-09-29T17:58:03.76+00:00

It looks like MS finally added it to the New Outlook for Mac's settings.
YAMAMOTO, JOLINDA U 30 Reputation points

2023-03-24T18:55:22.1966667+00:00

I hate that I cannot pick to have a Teams meeting or not. I would like to send meeting request and be able to either ADD a Teams meeting. I do NOT want all of my meeting invites to have a Teams meeting. Disabling this means it is totally disabled. JUNK!
Sarah Smith 0 Reputation points

2023-05-11T00:55:09.7+00:00

Resolved with Andy David answer for me.
Marco Tang 0 Reputation points

2023-05-23T23:22:27.35+00:00
The first recommendation not works for me, and I found below way through a PDF from Uni of Maryland.

Turning Off the Addition of MS Teams Meeting From the Outlook client:

Click File in the menu tool bar.

To the bottom left of the window, click Options.

In the Outlook Options window, select Calendar.

Under Calendar Options, remove the checkmark from “Add online meeting to all meetings”

Click OK.
John Liebenthal 15 Reputation points

2023-06-13T14:56:00.1066667+00:00
Three things:

those directions don't work with Outlook for Mac

I fixed it in Outlook for Mac after wasting about 2 hours of my life searching for a solution

Now Microsoft forced an update of Outlook on me and every calendar invite I send defaults to Teams and forces me to deselect it.

What an arrogant, self-serving approach to customers!
John Liebenthal 15 Reputation points

2023-06-13T15:09:20.0233333+00:00

Found it for Mac in May 2023 update, no thanks to Jimmy Yang.

Select "Outlook" in upper left top menu

Select "Preferences"

Select "Other, subitem "Calendar"

Look under "Calendar Options" for "Add online meeting to all events"

Click the "Configure" button

Uncheck "Add online meetings to all meetings"

You're welcome.
David Grayston 25 Reputation points

2023-06-21T18:18:55.1633333+00:00

We're running Office LTSC Pro Plus 2021 and its version is 2108 and I think that's before the "Add online meeting to all events" option was introduced. So I'm finding we have to disable the Teams Add-in in Outlook to stop the behavior but of course that removes all ability in Outlook to schedule a Teams meeting. Any suggestions?
Elliot Azzam 0 Reputation points

2023-06-21T19:27:47.11+00:00

How do we disable automatic Teams meetings in duplicated meeting invitations on Outlook OWA? In my settings, I've unchecked the "automatically add online meeting to all meetings" (seriously do you not employ any copy editors?), but every time I duplicate a meeting invitation, it overrides the existing zoom links and attaches Teams links within the body, along with a "join Teams meeting" button. Even after I once again switch off the "add Teams meeting" button in the Duplication dialog box. Please make it stop.
Will 15 Reputation points

2023-07-17T18:49:22.3133333+00:00

For those of you looking to push a fix to all users via GPO. Put in a Group Policy preference for a delete and change to the HKCU and have the users log off then back on again after running GPUpdate.

Delete the key below from the users registry HKCU(AS THE USER)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Addins\TeamsAddin.FastConnect

Edit the following key to a value of 1 from 3

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins\TeamsAddin.FastConnect
Kai Holzer 6 Reputation points

2023-07-25T06:12:35.5133333+00:00

Hi Will, sure that will fix the issue because you deactivate the Teams Plugin. But I still wanna use Teams and only don't want to create the meetings automatically

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Jeanne Marie Walsh 5 Reputation points

2023-07-08T14:18:42.4366667+00:00

This was posted previously and 100% worked for me....

If you don't use Outlook online very often, just open your internet browser and enter office.com in the URL, then login, if necessary.
Select the Outlook app from the menu on left
Select settings (cog wheel)
Select View all Outlook settings (at the bottom)
Select Calendar, then Events and invitations
Uncheck Add online meeting to all meetings
Select Save
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Toby Evans 0 Reputation points

2023-07-17T11:32:21.7566667+00:00

This has suddenly started to be an issue for me on my work's Office 2019 account. I've unchecked this box as suggested via Office online, but the problem still persists when I try to add a meeting via Outlook on my desktop.

I often use the new meeting option to create a meeting in one of the meeting rooms of the office. Or if not, I'll add a Zoom meeting via the plugin. This new forced Teams feature is incredibly annoying and counter-productive.

Rodriguez, James 20 Reputation points

2023-07-17T15:36:16.68+00:00

I'm having the same issue as Toby Evans. I'm using Outlook 2019 and I do not have an option to uncheck 'add online meeting to add meetings'.

Peter Priestley 0 Reputation points

2023-07-19T00:13:35.9933333+00:00

Tried doing this but didnt affect outlook in office 2021

Toby Evans 0 Reputation points

2023-07-20T14:22:15.11+00:00

This problem seems to have been resolved for me today.

Kyle Maulden 25 Reputation points

2023-07-26T21:05:28.2566667+00:00

My problem is a client has on-prem Exchange for their mailboxes, but uses Teams as well. So we can't go into OWA or anything and change this.

I tried the Set-OrganizationConfig cmdlet mentioned earlier in this thread... not 100% sure if that'll work since their mailboxes are on-prem... guess we'll see tomorrow after some time for it to take effect...

George Lincoln 0 Reputation points

2023-08-01T17:01:22.2433333+00:00

Worked for me as well...

Gary W 0 Reputation points

2023-08-31T11:00:36.23+00:00

No go for me. Already unchecked but my 'helpful' company configuration pushes teams into desktop Outlook regardless.
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Jaswan Singh Naja Singh 5 Reputation points

2023-07-18T02:35:32.3733333+00:00
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Bonnie Sailor 5 Reputation points

2023-07-24T15:52:04.1133333+00:00

This is exactly what I needed for Outlook 2019. Thank you!

Dana Caponong 0 Reputation points

2023-07-26T12:58:15.1566667+00:00

Looks like you would have to do this every time you invite someone to an event.

Zak K 0 Reputation points

2023-07-27T15:27:12.7533333+00:00

My Teams Meeting add in does not look like that. Also I do not want to completely disable the add in, I just don't want the invite attendees button to automatically turn an in person meeting into a virtual meeting either.
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Sepp Meier 0 Reputation points

2023-08-02T11:10:23.78+00:00

For Outlook 2016 and 2019 where the calendar option is missing i found a registry solution here

https://administrator.de/en/outlook-2016-2019-fix-meetings-are-created-as-online-meetings-by-default-8029847487.html
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Kyle Maulden 25 Reputation points

2023-08-02T14:05:46.5133333+00:00

I just tested this fix on Outlook 2016 and unfortunately it didn't work for me.
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Ivan Bakran 0 Reputation points

2023-08-25T12:22:52.9333333+00:00

In our case the setting in Viva Insights did the trick, but only temporary. At first this setting made a difference, but a couple of days later the Teams-links appeared again. Anyway, this is what i did:

Quit Outlook desktop application and go to https://insights.viva.office.com/, click on the three dots in the upper right corner and select Settings, then Effective meetings in the left menu. Set Add Teams meeting to off and save. If it was already off, then set to on and save and then back to off and save.
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Gary W 0 Reputation points

2023-08-31T10:19:55.6333333+00:00
I've found another convoluted way around this governed by my Company's Global IT obsession with making as much as possible an 'Admin' task.
Disabling the add-in through Outlook 2016 has no effect - reinstated every time - auto load on startup 'governed by organisation'.
The 'Auto add online meetings' option doesn't exist.
We have Zoom but enabling the Zoom-Outlook add-in is 'Admin' only.

The below to 'disable' the auto add for teams meetings only works if you do NOT have the Zoom meetings add-in installed.

So... login to Office 365 web (sorry).

got to Outlook or Calendar and select the settings gear wheel in top right

Choose 'Calendar' then 'Events and Invitations'

Enable 'Add online meeting to all meetings'

Set 'Meeting Provider' to Zoom

So I'm telling it to use Zoom, Zoom add-in in Outlook doesn't exist, so Outlook meetings does nothing.

So far this seems to be sticking despite performing a number of restarts to test.
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Ivan Bakran 0 Reputation points

2023-08-31T10:31:29.6633333+00:00

I don't have an option to add Zoom as a Meeting Provider:

I do have Zoom installed:

And I have not Zoom activated in Outlook:

Gary W 0 Reputation points

2023-08-31T10:56:53.79+00:00

Sorry dude.
This whole problem seems to be really dependent on everyone's personal/corporate set up.

I can't use the 'Integrate Zoom with Outlook' option you've highlighted because my corp IT bunch have made it an Administrator level permissions option for my desktop.

If I leave the 'Add Online Meeting' option in 365 unchecked then my desktop forces Teams back into place.

Are you able to select the 'Integrate zoom into outlook' option or are you blocked like me?
If you can, try selecting the 'Integrate zoom into outlook' option.
Close and re-open your Outlook desktop and 365 web - does this then give you the option to select zoom as the provider in 365 web settings?
If it does, try selecting zoom then close and re-open your Outlook desktop and 365 web.
Create a meeting to see if it now adds in a zoom meeting instead of teams.
If it does, try unchecking the 'integrate zoom' box within Zoom.
Close and re-open your Outlook desktop and 365 web - try creating a meeting and see what happens.
In theory, it'll be forcing to use Zoom but the Zoom add-in won't be there so it stays blank.

That's about all I can suggest - I wish you well in finding a combination that works for your set up.
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