Assistance Required to Configure Default Microsoft Teams Background on Azure Virtual Desktop

Question

We use Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) to access all our office resources. To support organizational branding, we would like to configure the company logo as the default background for Microsoft Teams meetings across all AVD environments.

We require guidance and assistance on how to implement this configuration centrally for our AVDs. These AVD environments are accessed by end users via the Windows Remote Desktop client application.

Please let us know if this can be achieved through Microsoft Teams policies, AVD configuration, Group Policy, or any other supported method, along with any prerequisites or limitations.

Answer 1

Hey @Neha Bisht

Looks like you are looking for this https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/custom-meeting-backgrounds.

Prerequisites:

To use Teams backgrounds on Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD):

• Supported New Teams desktop client with Teams optimization (WebRTC/WebSocket redirector enabled)
• Compatible Remote Desktop client
• Teams Premium license only if you want centrally managed organizational backgrounds

Key Limitations

• You cannot enforce a default background for all users
• Backgrounds cannot be applied or forced via GPO, Registry, FSLogix, VM images, or scripts
• Dropping images into legacy Backgrounds folders no longer works in New Teams
• Users must manually select a background in meetings

What you can do:

=> Centrally publish corporate backgrounds via Teams Admin Center (requires Teams Premium)

Path: Teams Admin Center -> Meetings -> Customization policies -> Enable organizational backgrounds

• Backgrounds appear automatically under Video effects
  • Users still select them manually
  • This is the only supported enterprise method

References: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/custom-meeting-backgrounds

Answer 2

To configure a default Microsoft Teams background for all users in your Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environments, you can use the Teams admin center to manage custom meeting backgrounds. Here are the steps you can follow:

1. Access the Teams Admin Center: Open the Teams admin center.
2. Enable Custom Background Policy:
   • Go to Meetings in the navigation pane.
   • Select either Customization Policies or Meeting Policies to manage the custom background settings.
   • Toggle the Use background images from my organization setting to On.
3. Upload Custom Background Images:
   • After enabling the setting, you will see an +Add button. Click it to upload your company logo as a custom background image.
   • Ensure the image meets the following criteria:
     • Format: PNG or JPEG
     • Minimum dimension: 360 px X 360 px
     • Maximum dimension: 3840 px X 2160 px
     • A maximum of 50 custom background images can be uploaded.
4. Save Changes: Once you have uploaded the images, make sure to save your changes. The uploaded backgrounds will then be available to users with a Teams Premium license.

Prerequisites and Limitations:

• Only users with a Teams Premium license can access the custom backgrounds in their settings.
• Ensure that the AVD environments are configured to support Teams optimizations for the best experience.

This method allows you to centrally manage the default background for all users accessing Teams through AVD.

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References:

• IT Admins- Manage and create custom meeting backgrounds for Teams meetings
• Use Microsoft Teams on Azure Virtual Desktop