Disabling the MS Teams Default Meeting Scheduler

Microsoft Teams meetings are the default meeting provider with the recent Outlook update. When you schedule a meeting, a Teams meeting is added automatically.

We understand this creates confusing meeting invitations when a Bluescape meeting is also added. We have provided the necessary steps to disable the MS Teams automatic scheduler to solve this.

Disabling MS Teams on Windows

  1. In Outlook, select File and then Options.
  2. Select the Add-ins tab of the Outlook Options dialog box.
  3. Confirm that Microsoft Teams Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Office is listed in the Active Application Add-ins list.
  4. If the Teams Meeting Add-in is listed in the Active Application Add-ins list, select Disabled Items in Manage.
  5. Select COM add-ins and then select Go….
  6. Uncheck the checkbox next to Microsoft Teams Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Office.
  7. Select OK and restart Outlook.

Disabling MS Teams on Mac

  1. Select the Outlook menu at the top of your display.
  2. Select Preferences.
  3. Under the category, select Calendar.
  4. Select Configure next to Add online meeting to all events.
  5. Ensure the Add online meeting to all meetings is not selected.
  6. Click Save.

If you have not installed our Bluescape Outlook plugin, we recommend doing so to schedule one-click meetings quickly.

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