what is the microsoft teams updates application?
So, there was an app that turned up in the latest build of Teams (I saw it in Windows 1.5.00.16653 (64-bit)).
It was called “Updates”:
The “scary” thing was that it wasn’t possible to control this app using app permission policies within Teams. It is a Microsoft app AND can be disabled…
skype for business 2019 – joining meetings using skype meetings app is delayed
Skype for Business 2019. Its kinda new AND old, when online cloud is considered. But the new way in which the web meetings app works is sometimes strange.
Ok, I can’t say I found ALL the answers in this particular puzzle, but I’ll give the ones I’ve found to you.
The scenario was that a customer had a Skype for Business (SfB) 2019 pool hosted and had an issue where people joining any meeting using the Skype Meetings Application. The problem they had was that anyone joining on the web would have to wait at least 40 seconds before any response.
Annoying, eh?
group teams policy not appearing in teams user powershell output
It’s a question of Get-CsOnlineUser showing certain values in fields and not in others. And this all depends on the Teams policy, if it’s a global or per-user policy.
using fiddler to collect https traffic when using powershell with o365
Ok, strange one here. Someone asked me if they could use Fiddler to see the HTTPS traffic going back and forth between their machine and the O365 environment.
Yep of course! You just turn Fiddler on, use the guide to decode the HTTPS traffic using the tool. Like here – https://docs.telerik.com/fiddler/configure-fiddler/tasks/decrypthttps.
Simple I say… then the person asked, “when I’m using PowerShell to access my Teams environment”.
extending SfB 2016 client logging levels (AV)
Well ok… a short one here.
Recently I was working with a Skype for Business (SfB) 2016 client who had an issue with their audio / video (AV) being shown as “disconnected”, after the fourth or fifth call. In particular, the webcam wouldn’t show video on their machine when they tried to join the sixth (or fifth) call.
It was available to see the video on other apps outside of the SfB client. Even though the SfB client didn’t want to see the camera.
using https decoders to get some logs from the teams application
The Teams clients use HTTPS to communicate with the O365 cloud. Mainly for administration, user status (presence and notifications) and other messages for the O365 reporting for the admins.
You all know how to get the Teams logs right? It’s here if you forgot how.
How to get this data then? Well, I’ve been shown two main ways of collecting this data (and I do use them).
cannot remove another tenants guest account from teams client
Weird-ness, I have a Windows Teams Client that previously had added another Teams account, from another tenant. This was released recently, that a work user could add another work account from another tenant to their desktop client (or more than one).
Of course, the ability to add a “personal” account (like live.com) and one other work / school account, has been around since February 2021 – https://www.microsoft.com/en-ww/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=68845.
So, now the client shows two accounts on the menu dropdown in Teams.
what’s the website name about?
Yep, I’ve had up to TWO questions over the past two months about the domain name for this blog.
One questions was rude and not worthy to publish, but the second was this…
Why the name europewho.com?
in austria on a skiing holiday, what’s up with the banks?
Ok, not really any of the subjects I’d speak about, but hey!
I live in Germany usually, but with the family in Tyrol in Austria. And I don’t ski… so I’m the ‘designated’ driver sorta situation.
I have a bank account with Sparkasse in Germany. I can go into a store or any place that takes an EC card (it’s a debit card for the bank account) and use it without charge. And that’s in Germany and Austria.
But if I go to a cash machine in Austria and try to get money out, I get charged! And I get charged from a Sparkasse cash machine (well the Austrian flavour).
create new teams from existing sharepoint online sites using powershell
Well, ok there is a really simple solution to this issue. The issue is that you have an existing SPO site BUT no Teams team associated (or created for it). The SPO site has to be a team site and it has to be a “modern” team site NOT a “modern” communication site. Have a look here for an explanation.
You can use the guide that Microsoft provides here – Create a Microsoft Team from SharePoint. That’s way to easy! How about adding it though using the gift of PowerShell?