Reminder: Uploading content to Stream (Classic) to be blocked

Originally posted by Microsoft Apr 26, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

On May 15, 2023 Stream (Classic) users will be blocked from uploading content to Stream (Classic) unless admins take action to delay this change. See below for steps to delay the change.

As announced in January, Stream (Classic) will be retired on Feb 15, 2024 for all customers, except GCC customers. The successor service Stream (on SharePoint) is currently available for all customers to begin using.

Note: This message center post does not apply to Government Commercial Cloud (GCC) customers. Stream has not yet announced a retirement date for GCC customers.

When this will happen:

On May 15, 2023 users will be blocked from uploading content to Stream (Classic) unless admins take action to delay this change.

How this will affect your organization:

Users will be blocked from uploading content to Stream (Classic) and will be directed to Stream (on SharePoint) to upload content.

What you need to do to prepare:

How to delay the change that will block users from uploading to Stream (Classic)

Beginning May 15, 2023 users will be blocked from uploading content to Stream (Classic) unless you take action to delay this change. You can delay this change to as late as August 15, 2023, after which videos will start saving to Stream (on SharePoint) by default. You can access the setting by navigating to the Stream (Classic) Admin center > Stream Migration > Settings. Under “Save videos to Stream (on SharePoint)” change the “Scheduled for” to your desired date. For more information see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/stream/streamnew/migration-settings#delay-upload-block-setting

We recommend that you begin planning your video content migration soon. While Stream (Classic) will be available until February 15, 2024, we plan to retire some functionality sooner than 2024. View the Stream (Classic) retirement timeline for the most current dates in the retirement process.

After the “scheduled for” date users who attempt to upload to Stream (Classic) will see only the option to upload to Stream (on SharePoint). Users who click on this option will be redirected to the Stream start page (Stream.Office.com) where they can upload to Stream (on SharePoint). And, all other upload entry point to Stream (classic) will disappear.

See the documentation below to familiarize yourself with the migration process:

• Stream (Classic) to Stream (on SharePoint) migration tool
• Step-by Step guide to run the Stream migration too
• Stream migration process
• Stream migration tool settings
• Stream migration tool reports, permissions and embed support
• Migration strategies for moving from Stream (Classic) to Stream (on SharePoint)
• Stream (Classic) retirement timeline

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