Disabling Teams Meeting Add-in


This article explains how to disable the Teams Meeting Add-in feature for Outlook.

Overview

The Teams Meeting add-in lets users schedule a Teams meeting from Outlook. The add-in is available for Outlook on Windows, Mac, Web, and Mobile. 

The add-in is automatically installed for users who have Microsoft Teams and either Office 2013, Office 2016, or Office 2019 installed on their Windows PC.

If you would like to disable this add-in, please use the instructions included in this article to make this change for your account.

Desktop App Outlook 2019 Instructions (PC)

These instructions apply to the Outlook Desktop App for Microsoft 365 and Outlook 2019 for Windows.

To disable the Teams Meeting Add-in feature for Outlook, follow these steps:

  1. From Calendar, click on the File menu, then select Options, then Calendar.
  2. Locate the Add online meeting to all meetings line in Calendar options.
  3. Select the Add Meeting Provider... button.

     
  4. Uncheck the box for Add online meeting to all meetings.

     
  5. Click OK to save your changes.
Desktop App Outlook 2016 Instructions (PC)

These instructions apply to the Outlook Desktop App for Microsoft 365 and Outlook 2016 for Windows.

To ensure that Teams meetings are not automatically added to your calendar:

  1. Open Outlook desktop application on your computer.
  2. Select File in the top-left corner.
  3. Select Options from the menu that appears. This will open the Outlook Options window.
  4. In the Outlook Options window, select Calendar from the list on the left.
  5. Uncheck the box for Add online meeting to all meetings or similar.
  6. Click OK.
Desktop App Outlook Version 16.88.1 Instructions (Mac)

These steps apply to Outlook for Mac Version 16.88.1 (24082514) or later.

Older versions like Outlook 2016 for Mac or earlier might not have the exact same interface or options, so these steps may not apply to them.

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To ensure that Teams meetings are not automatically added to your calendar:

  1. Open Outlook desktop application on your computer.
  2. Select Outlook in the top-left corner.
  3. Select Settings from the menu that appears. This will open the Outlook Settings window.
  4. In the Outlook Settings window, select Calendar.
  5. Select the Configure... button next to Add online meeting to all events:
  6. Select the appropriate account, if applicable.
  7. Uncheck the Add online meeting to all meetings checkbox.
  8. Select Save.
Desktop App Outlook 2019 Instructions (Mac)

The instructions below apply to Outlook for Mac versions that have the “Preferences” menu option. These versions support the feature for managing online meeting options in the Calendar settings.

  • Outlook for Microsoft 365 for Mac
  • Outlook 2019 for Mac

If you’re using Outlook 2016 for Mac or older versions, the interface and options might differ slightly, and the specific setting to “Add online meeting to all meetings” might not be available or could be located in a different menu.

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To disable the Teams Meeting Add-in feature in Outlook for Mac, follow these steps:

  1. In Outlook for Mac, go to Preferences > Calendar > Options.
  2. Uncheck the box for Add online meeting to all meetings.

     
  3. Click OK.
Web App Outlook Instructions (OWA)

Follow these steps to in the Outlook Web App (OWA) to disable the Teams Meeting Add-in.

  1. Log in to the Microsoft 365.
  2. Click the Apps tab found on the left side of the screen. 
  3. Choose Calendar to open your Outlook calendar in the browser.
  4. In Calendar, open Settings by selecting the gear icon in the top right corner.  
  5. Choose Events and Invitations.
  6. Uncheck the box Add online meeting to all meetings.

     
  7. Click Save.

Note: If you are also using the Outlook desktop application, log out of the desktop app and log back in again to have the change take effect.

Additional Instructions for macOS

The link below offers macOS instructions as detailed in a Microsoft Community article:

How to disable the Teams Meeting Add-in feature in Outlook for Mac OS

Remove a Teams Link from Your Calendar Event

This panel demonstrates how to remove the Teams link from your Teams calendar event.

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New Calendar Event

When scheduling a new meeting, you must turn off the Online meeting toggle to prevent a Teams link from getting generated.


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Update Existing Calendar Event

  1. Click Edit.
  2. Make sure you are viewing the Details tab.
  3. If the Online meeting toggle is grayed out, you must delete the Teams meeting links located in the body of the meeting invite.
  4. The Teams link will be removed from the calendar event once the Teams links are deleted from the meeting body.
  5. You can reactivate the Teams meeting link by editing the calendar event and switching the toggle back on.