Manage reactions in Teams meetings and webinars

APPLIES TO: ✔️Meetings ✔️Webinars ✖️Town halls

The availability of reactions can be configured through either the Teams admin center interface or using PowerShell. Reactions are enabled by default. This setting also controls the hand raise feature.

This setting sets the default for new meetings. Meeting organizers can change the setting for each meeting that they create.

To set the default for meeting reactions in new meetings:

  1. In the Teams admin center, expand Meetings and select Meeting policies.
  2. Select the policy that you want to edit.
  3. Scroll to the Meeting engagement section.
  4. Set Reactions to On or Off.
  5. Select Save.

To configure the setting in PowerShell, use the -AllowMeetingReactions parameter within the PowerShell Set-CsTeamsMeetingPolicy cmdlet.

To turn off meeting reactions, use the following script:

Set-CsTeamsMeetingPolicy -Identity <policy name> -AllowMeetingReactions Disabled

Teams policy reference

Assign policies to your users in Teams

Teams PowerShell overview

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