Turn on or off allowing content to be preloaded for meetings using Outlook

• 9/15/2020
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• Applies to:

  Skype for Business

Users can preload content, files, or attachments that are attached to an Outlook meeting invitation to a Skype for Business Online meeting, but you can it turn on or off. It's turned on by default for all organizations that are using Skype for Business Online. See how to Preload attachments for a Skype for Business meeting.

To get you started

Check that you are running Windows PowerShell version 3.0 or higher

1. To verify that you are running version 3.0 or higher: Start Menu > Windows PowerShell.

2. Check the version by typing Get-Host in the Windows PowerShell window.

3. If you don't have version 3.0 or higher, you need to download and install updates to Windows PowerShell. See Windows Management Framework 4.0 to download and update Windows PowerShell to version 4.0. Restart your computer when you are prompted.

4. You will also need to install the Windows PowerShell module for Skype for Business Online that enables you to create a remote Windows PowerShell session that connects to Skype for Business Online. This module, which is supported only on 64-bit computers, can be downloaded from the Microsoft Download Center at Windows PowerShell Module for Skype for Business Online. Restart your computer if you are prompted.

If you need to know more, see Connect to all Microsoft 365 or Office 365 services in a single Windows PowerShell window.

Start a Windows PowerShell session

1. From the Start Menu > Windows PowerShell.

2. In the Windows PowerShell window, connect to your Microsoft 365 or Office 365 by running:

Import-Module -Name MicrosoftTeams
$credential = Get-Credential
$session = New-CsOnlineSession -Credential $credential
Import-PSSession $session

If you want more information about starting Windows PowerShell, see Connect to all Microsoft 365 or Office 365 services in a single Windows PowerShell window or Set up your computer for Windows PowerShell.

Turning it on or off

Being able to preload content attached to an Outlook meeting invitation to Skype for Business Online meetings is turned on by default, but you may need to prevent users in your organization from preloading content in their meetings.

To turn it off, open Windows PowerShell and do the following:

Grant-CsGraphPolicy -PolicyName GraphDisabled 

If you want to turn it back on, open Windows PowerShell and do the following:

Grant-CsGraphPolicy -PolicyName GraphEnabled 

Want to know more about Windows PowerShell?

• Windows PowerShell is all about managing users and what users are allowed or not allowed to do. With Windows PowerShell, you can manage Microsoft 365 or Office 365 and Skype for Business Online using a single point of administration that can simplify your daily work, when you have multiple tasks to do. To get started with Windows PowerShell, see these topics:

  • An introduction to Windows PowerShell and Skype for Business Online

  • Six Reasons Why You Might Want to Use Windows PowerShell to Manage Microsoft 365 or Office 365

• Windows PowerShell has many advantages in speed, simplicity, and productivity over only using the Microsoft 365 admin center such as when you are making setting changes for many users at one time. Learn about these advantages in the following topics:

  • Best ways to manage Microsoft 365 or Office 365 with Windows PowerShell

  • Using Windows PowerShell to manage Skype for Business Online

  • Using Windows PowerShell to do common Skype for Business Online management tasks

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