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

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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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Anonymous

2024-10-09T15:43:55+00:00

This works!! Thank you so much
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Anonymous

2024-10-26T01:13:37+00:00

Hello,

Any updates on this issue? The other problem names "Teams has no General Channel" also has no additional replies from Microsoft. Please reply to your customers and fix your bug!
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Anonymous

2024-10-31T23:18:33+00:00

Another workaround that I have found is to start in SharePoint and create a new Team Site.

Once that is created you can use the "Teamify" option on the bottom left of the home page to generate the new Team from the group, and the General channel is set up automatically.
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Anonymous

2024-11-01T20:27:02+00:00

A super easy fix - add another word to the channel name

General Talk

General Chat

General Conversation

General whatever....
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Anonymous

2024-11-28T09:29:08+00:00

Just had a call with MS support, they have confirmed it is a known bug related to roadmap ID 395931. They are expecting a fix in Q1 2025 ...
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