

We understand from Microsoft that Stream data (which is where the audio and video recordings end up) is stored in local regions and one of these is the UK. This may not always be desirable, especially if your meeting has 20 participants and one person declines to consent! GDPR Issues – Recordings are Uploaded to the Cloudĭata protection issue 2 – some universities and other organisations have strict data security issues that require data to be stored solely within the UK and/or the EU. Options for upload are here.ĭata Issue – Consent Needed from All Participantsĭata protection issue 1 – everyone in the meeting will be notified that the meeting is being recorded, so essentially you will need to have consent from all participants. To send your video for transcription simply click our upload file option and send us your video.To download the recording you will need to go Microsoft Stream, select … > Download original video.Teams will attempt to add closed captions automatically to your recording. To play the meeting recording simply go to the Chat history in Teams and click Play.If someone forgets to leave the meeting the recording ends after 4 hours.The recording stops when everyone leaves the meeting.

The recording continues even if the person who started it leaves the meeting.If you started the recording Microsoft Stream will send you an email when the recording is available.At this point Microsoft Teams takes a very long time to process the recording and then saves it to Microsoft Stream.To stop recording go to the meeting controls and select “More Options … > Stop Recording.This will only be available if you are not a guest or from another organisation. Go to the meeting controls and select “More Options … > Start Recording.How do you record Audio on Microsoft Teams? Although it appears these have been ironed out since first reported, it may be worth running a test session before completing your intended recording. Word of warning – according to Microsoft’s own forum, there have been issues with Teams recording video as well as audio and problems once recordings have completed. It usually requires an Office 365 licence in order to be able to use it fully so as a result it is probably not intended by Microsoft to be a full competitor to Zoom, which is completely free if you don’t mind holding meetings or interviews of less than 40 minutes. Microsoft Teams is one of the more business-orientated rivals to Zoom.
