How to Prevent Outlook / Microsoft 365 from Automatically Adding a Teams Meeting

When you create a meeting in Outlook, it may automatically insert a Microsoft Teams meeting link—even if you don’t need one.

Follow the steps below to turn this off.

1. Go to Outlook on the web (https://outlook.office.com).
2. Click the Settings (⚙️) icon in the top-right.
3. Click View all Outlook settings.
4. Select Calendar.
5. Select Events and invitations.
6. Uncheck: Add online meeting to all meetings.
7. Close the settings panel.

1. Open Outlook.
2. Click File (top-left).
3. Select Options.
4. In the left column, click Calendar.
5. Scroll to Calendar options.
6. Find Add online meeting to all meetings.
7. Uncheck this option.
8. Click OK to save.

1. Open New Outlook.
2. Click New Event.
3. Look for the Teams Meeting toggle (it usually has a video camera icon).
4. Turn it off before sending the invite.