Short Version
The Teams meeting experience when the active meeting window is minimised is being updated to help you stay engaged while multitasking in other apps. Now due mid to late May 2026.
Details
Microsoft is changing the Teams meeting participant experience when the active meeting window is minimised, allowing you to perform actions such as raising your hand and sending reactions without restoring the full Teams meeting window.
By default, the new expanded minimised view will appear, displaying up to four participant videos (1):
You can switch to the Compact view to hide the other participants’ video feeds and use even less screen space (2):
This change does not affect the experience when you share your screen in a meeting.
AvailabilityDue late April to early May 2026.
Now due mid to late May 2026.
Source, related links, and references
MC1266027.
365 Roadmap ID 557179.
Image(s): Microsoft.
See what’s new in Teams.
Page originally published
5th April 2026, and kept up to date.
Would you and your colleagues like to attend a live webinar covering this month’s updates? Monthly, free, just 55 minutes and more fun than it sounds! Sign up for the sessions I deliver with The Inform Team: Microsoft 365 Evergreen.
Do you need to present updates like this at work? Slide Deck members can download and use the latest Evergreen slides (the slides I use for my YouTube updates and the top image for each page). Sign up for a free trial and cancel at any time.
