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November 7, 2017, update for Skype for Business 2015 (Lync 2013)

Microsoft has released an update for Microsoft Skype for Business 2015 (Lync 2013) on November 7, 2017. This update also includes the new Skype for Business client. The version number of this update is 15.0.4981.1000.

In addition to the release of the new client, this update fixes a list of issues. Before you install this update, see the prerequisites.

The update is available here for Skype for Business 2016 clients and here for Skype for Business 2015 clients

The updates above are for the MSI codebase.  C2R updates for the O365 channels are documented on the Office 365 client update channel releases page.  Visit the Overview of update channels for Office 365 ProPlus page for more information about the O365 channels.

PowerShell for Teams is Here!

Microsoft have made available a PowerShell Module for Teams!  This has been widely anticipated and a most welcome feature addition to Teams which will help bring scale to deployments where a great number of teams and channels may need to be created by an Administrator. Here’s how to get started:

Installing the Teams PowerShell Module

Open a Windows PowerShell as an Administrator and run the following cmdlet:

Install-Module -Name MicrosoftTeams

Connecting to your Teams Tenant

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Connect-MicrosoftTeams -AccountId [email protected]

Next you will see the sign in window where you can enter your password.

Account : [email protected]

Environment : AzureCloud

Tenant : d355b8dc-279f-467d-b57b-2bh9df142c01

TenantId : d355b8dc-279f-467d-b57b-2bh9df142c01

TenantDomain : lab.enableuc.com

Getting a list of all the cmdlets:

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-TeamHelp

cmdlets

------------------------

Get-Team

Get-TeamUser

Get-TeamChannel

Get-TeamMemberSettings

Get-TeamMessagingSettings

Get-TeamFunSettings

Get-TeamGuestSettings

New-Team

New-TeamChannel

Add-TeamUser

Remove-Team

Remove-TeamChannel

Remove-TeamUser

Set-TeamMemberSettings

Set-TeamMessagingSettings

Set-TeamFunSettings

Set-TeamGuestSettings

Set-TeamPicture

Set-Team

Set-TeamChannel

***

Let’s get a list of teams in our tenant.

PS C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules> get-team

GroupId DisplayName Description

------- ----------- -----------

c1038989-7bd5-4b9e-851c-f427b613ca7b Lab Team 1 Lab Team 1

71f39bc1-eb48-45a5-8a9b-078dd15f21da Lab Test Group Test Team

f9738a58-d76c-4b7c-8e24-97d85dca6536 Another Team Another Team

I expect that the list of cmdlets will grow and improve over time to keep checking back for updates. 

Enjoy!

Belgium and Germany to get PSTN Calling in Microsoft Phone System

These countries have been in preview for a while now and on Oct 31  it was announced they will be included in Microsoft Phone System.

Effective 01 November 2017, Phone System will be expanded to include Belgium and Germany. All PSTN Calling features will be available, including Domestic, International, and Lead Status Small and Medium calling plans. Domestic calling plans will include 1,200 minutes per user, per month.

For more details please see:

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Countries-regions-that-are-supported-for-Audio-Conferencing-and-Calling-Plans-6ba72f37-d303-4795-aa8f-7e1845078ed7?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US&fromAR=1