Where have they got those images from? Are they commons or are they copyrighted? So we need to make a call, especially as Microsoft Teams does not screen backgrounds which are uploaded by users. I've seen another - again outside my organisation - using politicised images which aren't appropriate nor professional for any type of meeting. ![]() I've seen someone outside my organisation using a hospital ward as a background because they thought it was funny to do so during lockdown. How can they be policed? How could you stop someone in your organisation uploading something offensive as a background? Whilst I hope you haven't seen anything offensive I personally have. And whilst I agree they were great for identity and personalisation, and great for marketing and buy-in in regards to adoption, I also agree they can be problematic for IT admins. Why? You see when custom backgrounds were first released there were a lot of people on social racing to advocate how these could be back doored on windows machines. For some time this has only been available in PowerShell - and whilst this blog will literally be up there with the shortest I have ever written, the functionality is really important to consider for all organisations. So in the meantime I was searching for something to write about when I saw that the ability to control meeting backgrounds has now come to the TAC. I decided I didn't want to push something out that I wouldn't be ultimately happy with. Secondly, I was all up for writing an in depth blog for Viva Connections - and I started doing that until I realised that the SharePoint app bar hasn't surfaced in my demo tenant yet. This Easter weekend has included completing a 6 x 8 concreate base for a shed, and putting up a large trampoline in the back yard for my son. The first is that I am on annual leave - and whilst annual leave may conjure up the romantic idea of taking a break, this is when I usually crack on with the long list of things which I need take care of at home. ![]() ![]() A real short one this week - for two reasons.
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