Disabling Automatic Virtual Meetings

Disabling Automatic Virtual Meetings

Overview

Microsoft’s “Every Meeting Online (EMO)” feature automatically adds virtual meetings to Outlook appointments you schedule. This setting is enabled and uses MS Teams virtual meetings by default. This can cause confusion for users, particularly when they were already planning on using another service, like Zoom, or when they didn’t want to include a virtual meeting link at all. This page contains guidance on how to disable EMO so that virtual meetings are not automatically added to Outlook appointments.

Outlook calendar event with Teams virtual meeting feature on by default

 

Disabling Every Meeting Online (EMO) in Outlook

There are multiple ways to use Outlook, including desktop clients (Mac and Windows) and the Outlook website. You only need to manage this setting in one of those clients and the change will automatically update on all your versions of Outlook.

  1. Visit the Outlook web client in Office 365 and log in with your Tufts credentials.
  2. Click the Settings icon in the top menu.Settings icon
  3. Click View all Outlook settings.View all Outlook settings option
  4. Select Calendar, then Events and invitations.Disabling the EMO setting
  5. Uncheck the box next to “Add online meeting to all meetings.”
  6. Click Save.
  1. Open the Microsoft Outlook desktop application.
  2. In the top menu bar, click on Outlook and select Preferences.Outlook preferences on Mac
  3. Select Calendar.Calendar option
  4. Click Configure next to “Add online meeting to all events.”Option to configure virtual meeting setting in Outlook on Mac
  5. Uncheck the box next to “Add online meeting to all meetings.”Disabling the EMO setting in Outlook on Mac
  6. Click Save.
  1. Open the Microsoft Outlook desktop application.
  2. Click File in the top left corner.File option in Outlook on Windows
  3. Select Options.Selecting Options
  4. In the window that appears, click Calendar in the lefthand menu.Disabling EMO setting in Outlook on Windows
  5. Uncheck the box next to “Add online meeting to all meetings.”
  6. Click OK.