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Microsoft Teams: Meeting organizers can automatically start transcription without recording
Microsoft 365 Message Center, mirrored at mc.merill.net, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- A Microsoft 365 message center post, read from a third-party mirror, announcing the Transcribe only option in Teams. Transcribe only creates a transcript without a recording, and the post states the license position for that option.
- How much weight it carries
- The text is Microsoft's post, but this copy comes from a third-party mirror, not the Microsoft 365 admin center. The post says it expired on 13 July 2026, so confirm the option in your own tenant before relying on it.
Facts taken from this source
- Microsoft says that when the Who can record and transcribe option is set to No one, all automatic transcription options are forced Off.
“Who can record and transcribe ... all automatic transcription options ... are forced Off” (Microsoft Teams: Meeting organizers can automatically start transcription without recording)
- Microsoft says standard Teams transcription is included in Microsoft 365 E3 and E5, and that the Transcribe only option needs no additional license.
“Standard Teams transcription (included in Microsoft 365 E3/E5) is sufficient for the Transcribe only option. No additional license is required.” (License requirement)
- Microsoft says the meeting policy AllowTranscription must be set to On for the organizer to see the Transcribe only option.
“The meeting policy AllowTranscription must be set to On for the organizer to see the Transcribe only option” (Microsoft Teams: Meeting organizers can automatically start transcription without recording)
- Microsoft's message about Transcribe only says the feature was rolling out from late April to early June 2026.
“rolling out from late April to early June 2026” (Microsoft Teams: Meeting organizers can automatically start transcription without recording)
- Microsoft says the Transcribe only option creates a meeting transcript without storing any recording.
“When Transcribe only is selected, the meeting transcript is generated and available after the meeting without any recording artifact being stored.” (Transcribe only)
- Microsoft says that transcripts created without recordings can be used by Microsoft Copilot and Intelligent Recap to generate meeting insights where recording is restricted.
“Transcripts created without recordings can be used by Microsoft Copilot and Intelligent Recap to generate meeting insights where recording is restricted” (Microsoft Teams: Meeting organizers can automatically start transcription without recording)