How can I disable or hide the built-in Microsoft Teams “Meet” app for students?

Joel Taylor 91 Reputation points
2026-06-25T00:54:38.6833333+00:00

How can I disable or hide the built-in Microsoft Teams “Meet” app for students?

I am a Teams administrator in an education tenant. I am trying to prevent students from using the built-in Meet app in Microsoft Teams, mainly to stop students from creating/scheduling meetings or having unsupervised private meetings with other students.

Issue

Students can still see the Meet app under the “…” / More apps menu in Teams.

I have already removed it from the pinned app rail using an App Setup policy, but it still appears under More apps.

I also cannot manage the app through PowerShell or find it in Teams Admin Center.

App details

PowerShell can find the app with Get-TeamsApp:

$MeetApp = Get-TeamsApp -DisplayName "Meet"
$MeetApp | Format-List Id,DisplayName,DistributionMethod

Output:

Id                 : 
DisplayName        : Meet
DistributionMethod : store

But when I try to inspect it using Get-M365TeamsApp, I receive:

Get-M365TeamsApp -Id

Output:

Code: NotAllowed
Message: This app is not available for admin management, or the app id

Also, searching Teams Admin Center → Teams apps → Manage apps for Meet does not show the app.

Student policies already configured

The test student has the following policies applied:

TeamsAppSetupPolicy         CCM-Students-AppSetup
TeamsAppPermissionPolicy    CCM-Students-AppPermission
TeamsMeetingPolicy          CCM-Students-Meeting
TeamsCallingPolicy          CCM-Students-Calling
TeamsChannelsPolicy         CCM-Students-Channels
TeamsMessagingPolicy        CCM-Students-Messaging
TeamsFilesPolicy            CCM-Students-Files
TeamsMeetingBroadcastPolicy CCM-Students-MeetingBroadcast

App Setup Policy

The student App Setup policy is:

CCM-Students-AppSetup

It has:

AllowUserPinning : False
AllowSideLoading : False

Pinned apps are only:

Activity
Chat and Channels
Teams
Calendar
OneDrive
OneNote

The Meet app is not pinned.

App Permission Policy

The student App Permission policy is:

CCM-Students-AppPermission

It is configured as an allow-list policy:

DefaultCatalogAppsType : AllowedAppList
GlobalCatalogAppsType  : AllowedAppList
PrivateCatalogAppsType : AllowedAppList

The intention is that students are locked to an approved list of apps and all other Microsoft, third-party, and custom apps are blocked.

Meeting Policy

The student Meeting policy is:

CCM-Students-Meeting

Relevant meeting creation settings are set to prevent students from creating or scheduling meetings:

AllowMeetNow                  : False
AllowPrivateMeetNow           : False
AllowPrivateMeetingScheduling : False
AllowChannelMeetingScheduling : False
AllowOutlookAddIn             : False

Screenshots

I will attach screenshots showing:

The Meet app appearing under the “…” / More apps menu for a student

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The student appearing to be able to schedule a meeting despite the meeting policy settings

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Question

Is the Meet app treated as a protected/core Teams experience that cannot be hidden or blocked through normal Teams App Setup, App Permission, App Centric Management, or Get-M365TeamsApp / Update-M365TeamsApp controls?

If it can be disabled for students, what is the supported admin method to do this?

If it cannot be hidden, what is the correct supported way to ensure students cannot actually create, schedule, or use meetings through the Meet app?

Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Teams for education | Meetings and calls | Other
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Answer accepted by question author
Vivian-HT 17,895 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2026-06-25T02:22:22.06+00:00

Dear @Joel Taylor

Thank you for the detailed information you’ve shared. In this case, even when meeting scheduling is disabled via the assigned Teams meeting policy, students will still see the Calendar and the “New meeting” button in the Teams interface. However, those controls are governed by policy in the background, not by UI visibility.

Although the option is visible, the policy prevents the action from completing. For example, students may still be able to open the meeting creation window, but they typically won’t be able to invite participants or successfully schedule/send the meeting.

At this point, based on everything you’ve shared, your configuration looks correct and aligns with Microsoft’s recommended approach for restricting students.

Given that, if students are still able to create or schedule meetings despite the meeting policies being disabled, and the Meet app still appears, I would recommend opening a support request with Microsoft so the engineering team can investigate your tenant in more depth. They can validate whether the policies are being applied correctly, check for any service-side limitations, and confirm if this is a known issue or requires escalation.

You can create a support ticket from the Microsoft 365 Admin Center by going to Help & support, describing the issue, and selecting Contact support. When submitting the request, it would help to include details such as affected users, screenshots of the behavior (especially from the Meet app or calendar), and confirmation of the policies assigned to those users. For reference: Get support for Microsoft 365 for business

Note: Please understand that as a forum moderator, my role is to provide general guidance and troubleshooting support. I don’t have access to internal systems or backend tools, and I appreciate your understanding of these limits.

I hope the information shared helps point you in the right direction. Thank you for your patience and understanding. I'm looking forward to your reply.

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