How to Disable Skype for Business SCCM

Skype for Business integration with Microsoft Teams is enabled by default, but some users may find it annoying or confusing to receive dual notifications. Fortunately, Microsoft has introduced an option to disable this integration per user in client settings.

To disable the Skype for Business integration, navigate to Settings and Notifications within Microsoft Teams. From there, you can choose to turn off the integration, which will prevent instant messages from being displayed as both SFB and Teams toasts. This means that you will only receive IMs in either Teams or Skype for Business, depending on your preference.

When disabled, integration is completely disabled. Some users find having dual toasts annoying/confusing.

In addition, if you are signed into both Skype for Business (SfB) and Microsoft Teams, and someone sends you an instant message from SfB, you will receive a toast notification in both platforms. This can be confusing, especially when trying to keep track of conversations across multiple applications.

However, there is a workaround. When you initiate an IM with someone from Teams, the message will appear in their SfB interface. However, if they reply to your message, it will return to the Teams chat window. A warning message will also appear, indicating that this conversation will be handled through Skype for Business.

If you are using Microsoft Teams and want to contact a user who is not signed into Teams but is on Skype for Business, you will see a specific notification. This is because one of the default behaviors in Teams allows for instant messaging between Teams and Skype for Business users.

Microsoft continues to update and improve its products, including Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business. With these updates, we are seeing more users test and adopt Microsoft Teams, which offers a range of benefits and features not available in Skype for Business alone.

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