{"id":561648,"title":"Microsoft Teams: Town hall media optimization for VDI attendees","description":"What\u2019s new\nTeams now supports audio and video offloading for Town hall attendees in VDI environments that are using the new optimization. Media streams are offloaded directly to the user\u2019s local device, improving performance and delivering a high definition viewing experience while reducing virtual desktop resource usage.\nWho it applies to\n\u2022\tWindows endpoints only using the new VDI optimization\n\u2022\tSupported VDI platforms:\no\tAzure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365\no\tCitrix\no\tOmnissa\no\tAmazon WorkSpaces\nWhat stays the same\nAll attendee interactivity features remain supported, including captions, DVR, reactions, streaming chat, and Q\u0026A.\nAdditional details\nFirst party and third party eCDNs are supported. When enabled, the attendee\u2019s endpoint establishes a direct peer to peer connection using the local device network, avoiding virtual desktop double hop traffic.\nAction required\nNo action is required if the new optimization for Microsoft Teams is already enabled.\n","moreInfoLink":null,"publicDisclosureAvailabilityDate":"June CY2026","publicPreviewDate":"","created":"2026-05-06T23:15:10","publicRoadmapStatus":"Include this month","status":"In development","modified":"2026-05-08T22:15:03","locale":null,"tags":[{"tagName":"Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)"},{"tagName":"GCC"},{"tagName":"GCC High"},{"tagName":"DoD"},{"tagName":"Desktop"},{"tagName":"Microsoft Teams"},{"tagName":"General Availability"},{"tagName":"Targeted Release"}],"tagsContainer":{"products":[{"tagName":"Microsoft Teams"}],"cloudInstances":[{"tagName":"Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)"},{"tagName":"GCC"},{"tagName":"GCC High"},{"tagName":"DoD"}],"releasePhase":[{"tagName":"General Availability"},{"tagName":"Targeted Release"}],"platforms":[{"tagName":"Desktop"}]}}