Restricting Access to Apps When Sharing Microsoft Office 365 License

Question

Hi there,

So, I have been having this issue for a while now where the people I am sharing my MS 365 license with are able to receive my Teams messages. Here is the scenario.

I work for an organization that has somehow (presumably by assigning a license to me) given me access to Microsoft Office 365. I basically have access to all the applications on offer. The organization gave me permission to share my license / access with my family members. Now the issue is that said family members are receiving all my Teams conversations.

My questions is, is there a way to share access only to specific apps with my family member and restrict access to others, specifically Teams?

I am using version 1.5.00.21668 (64-bit) of Teams, last updated on 05 September 2022.

I have tried looking everywhere I could online for an answer with no luck. I am not sure if I am articulating my problem correctly, so please let me know if there is any further information to be added.

Thank you so much for you help in advance.

Answer 1

Your organization should read the license agreement first, as it explicitly says the license is per-user. Yes, you can have the Office apps installed on multiple devices, but those should still be used only by the owner of the user account to which the license is assigned to. Sharing the account and/or credentials is an outright violation of the licensing terms.
For the reasons mentioned above, there is no way to restrict access to specific apps only.