Fact · Transcription
Microsoft says transcription in Teams is both a per-organizer and a per-user policy setting.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Transcription is both a per-organizer and per-user policy setting.”
Admins - Manage transcription and captions for Teams meetings, Microsoft Learn, 2026, Live transcription.
Open the original- What it measures
- Microsoft's admin article, read on 17 October 2026. The article adds that the user who starts a recording or transcript must have the setting on.
- What it does not show
- The setting belongs to the policy in your tenant. A user who is not assigned an enabled policy may not see the option.