How to Enable ‘Record Automatically’ by Default for All Teams Meetings?

Question

Hello Teams Community,

I'm seeking information about administrator controls for meeting recordings in Microsoft Teams. Specifically, I want to know:

Is there a way for a Microsoft Teams admin to configure the default 'Record automatically' setting for new meetings, so that it is turned on by default, without requiring users to navigate through custom meeting templates?

Current Situation:

• Our organization requires most meetings to be recorded for compliance and documentation purposes
• Currently, users must manually start recording or remember to enable the "Record automatically" option when scheduling each meeting
• We're aware that meeting templates can include this setting, but this requires additional steps from our users

What We're Looking For:

• A tenant-wide or admin-level setting to make "Record automatically" the default for all new meetings
• The ability to apply this setting without users having to select specific meeting templates
• Ideally, a solution that works when meetings are created from various entry points (Outlook, Teams calendar, etc.)

Solutions Already Explored:

• Custom meeting templates with "Record automatically" enabled (not ideal as it adds steps for users)
• Meeting policies (haven't found options specific to default recording settings)

Has anyone successfully implemented such a configuration, or is this capability currently unavailable in Teams? Any insights from Teams administrators or Microsoft representatives would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance for your help!

Answer 1

@Joyal Girishchandra Shah - Currently, Microsoft Teams does not provide a tenant-wide or admin-level setting to make "Record automatically" the default for all new meetings without requiring users to navigate through custom meeting templates.
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Nivedipa 

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