Disabling Outlook Automatically Adding Teams Meetings

Issue/Question
  • When I schedule a meeting a Teams meeting is included, how can I prevent this?

Overview

How to remove Outlook from automatically creating Teams meetings for all Outlook meetings.

Environment

  • Outlook client

  • Outlook online

Resolution

Outlook Application

  1. Open Outlook client
  2. In the top-left, click on File
  3. In the bottom-left, click on Options
  4. On the left-hand select, select Calendar
  5. Under Calendar Options, un-check Add online meeting to all meetings
  6. Click OK
  7. Restart Outlook

Online Outlook

  1. Open Outlook Online
  2. In the top-right, click on the Settings gear 
  3. Type in Events you create and press ENTER
  4. Under Events and invitations, un-check Add online meeting to all meetings
  5. Click on the X in the top-right of the pop-up window
  6. Reload Outlook Online