Microsoft Teams: Best Practice dashboard to monitor VDI optimization for meetings

A new Best Practice Configurations Monitoring Dashboard will roll out in early 2026 in the Teams admin center, helping admins monitor and remediate VDI optimization issues in meetings. It highlights non-conformance, shows impacted locations, and allows export of user data for targeted fixes. We’re introducing a new Best Practice Configurations Monitoring Dashboard in the Teams admin center. This dashboard helps administrators monitor their tenant’s adherence to Microsoft-recommended best practices for an optimal collaboration experience in Teams meetings. The first focus area is Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) optimization, enabling admins to identify and remediate non-conformance quickly. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 526781. When this will happen General Availability (Worldwide): We will start rolling out in mid-January 2026 and expect to complete by late January 2026. General Availability (GCC): We will start rolling out in late January 2026 and expect to complete by early February 2026. How this affects your organization Who is affected: Teams administrators managing meeting experiences across M365 tenants. What will happen: A new Best Practice Configurations Monitoring Dashboard will appear under the Meetings section in Teams admin center. The dashboard will: Highlight non-conformance with best practices for VDI optimization. Display subnet/IP details by city for impacted locations. Provide exportable lists of users connected to VDI sessions without media optimization enabled. Supported roles for export functionality: Teams Administrator Teams Communications Administrator Teams Communications Support Engineer Teams Telephony Administrator Teams Reader Global Administrator Global Reader Note: Export is not supported for admins scoped to an administrative unit. No changes to user workflows; this is an admin-only feature. What you can do to prepareCompliance considerations No compliance considerations identified. Review as appropriate for your organization. No action is required before rollout; the feature will be enabled automatically. After rollout: Visit Teams admin center > Meetings > Best Practice Configurations to review dashboard insights. Use export functionality to plan targeted remediation for non-optimized VDI sessions. Message ID: MC1194604

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