Stop Skype for Business from installing w/ Office 365 Standard or E3 and install Teams instead

Question

Skype for Business is dead. It's discontinued and Teams was forced on users years ago so why does Microsoft continue to force SfB on users wasting both time and disk space. No, custom install routines isn't a solution because our users, we're a 365 Partner, need to be able to login to portal.office.com and install desktop apps at their convenience not relying on us to give them the script to install it. Why does MS still force SfB and has anyone found a way to disable it other than the deployment tool?

Thanks...

Answer 1

Hi Brian,

you need to deactivate the related licenses for the users. Two helpful reads including the powershell way to deactivate access to different MS365 Solutions on Tenant-base

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/enterprise/disable-access-to-services-with-microsoft-365-powershell?redirectedfrom=MSDN&view=o365-worldwide

https://www.uc.solutions/Skype_for_Business/Skype4B_Set_Up/How_to_Disable_Skype_for_Business_in_Office_365

I hope this information helps you resolves the questions.

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