Fact · Voice privacy and security
Microsoft says an admin can set the Teams expiration value to -1 so that recordings and transcripts never expire, a setting available only with PowerShell.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 19, 2026
In the source's own words
“-1 (PowerShell only) so the recordings and transcripts never expire”
Manage Teams recording expiration policy, Microsoft, Microsoft Learn, 2026, Default expiration time.
Open the original- What it measures
- The same article lists the allowed expiration values for Teams meeting recordings and transcripts. The value -1 is an admin option that turns off expiry for the tenant's policy.
- What it does not show
- This is an admin choice, not the default. Microsoft's default is 120 days (see the fact on the default). Retention policies in the Microsoft Purview compliance tools can override the expiry, and the article does not say whether people review the transcripts.
In the data
A row of How Long Voice Assistants Keep Your Recordings, as Teams meetings, never expire: the recordings and transcripts never expire days.
- Service
- Microsoft Teams transcription
- What is kept
- Audio and transcripts
- When
- Other
- Reviewed by people
- Not stated
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- An admin option (PowerShell only) that turns off expiry for the tenant. The article gives no fixed period for this setting.