Automatic Transcription for Video Uploads to SharePoint Online, Yammer, and Office.com

Videos uploaded to SharePoint Online, Yammer, and Office.com will have transcriptions automatically generated shortly after upload. This feature will not be available for A1 and trial tenancies.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 124932

When this will happen:

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in late July and expect to complete rollout by late August.

How this will affect your organization:

This change will be ON by default but can be disabled at tenant-level settings using the Media Transcription property within PowerShell. MediaTranscriptionAutomaticFeatures is the PowerShell command.

What you need to do to prepare:

There is nothing you need to do to prepare for this. You may want to notify users of this update. For additional information, please visit this documentation.

Message ID: MC635989


No comments yet

Leave a Reply


I've been working with Microsoft Technologies over the last ten years, mainly focused on creating collaboration and productivity solutions that drive the adoption of Microsoft Modern Workplace.

%d bloggers like this: