Unable to Create a "General" Channel from Scratch in Teams Desktop

Anonymous
2024-09-10T03:57:45+00:00

I encountered an issue when trying to create a new team from scratch in the desktop version of Teams. It seems that naming the first channel has become a mandatory step. However, I am unable to name the channel "General" as it shows the message: "The name General is reserved. Try another name."

Could anyone please advise on how to create a "General" channel from scratch in the desktop version of Teams? Is there a workaround for this restriction?

Thank you in advance for your help.

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-05-22T14:13:38+00:00

    What version was this fix in? Cannot do as highlighted above...still the same message and no "options" to update...

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-05-22T14:10:30+00:00

    Totally agree...had the same thing happen to me. I guess Microsoft never addressed this.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-05-19T17:23:46+00:00

    It is now mid-May. Has anybody seen this issue resolved?

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-04-18T09:03:38+00:00

    According to a new a Message Center post (MC1048628), we'll get the option to use General back! Image

    Thanks for sharing Star_D, that's great news!

    All the best

    Josu

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-04-17T14:59:26+00:00

    According to a new a Message Center post (MC1048628), we'll get the option to use General back!

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