Teams Admin Center: Best Practice dashboard to monitor VDI optimization for meetings

A new Best Practice Configurations Monitoring Dashboard will roll out in early 2026 in the Teams admin center, helping admins monitor and remediate VDI optimization issues in meetings. It highlights non-conformance, shows impacted locations, and allows export of user data for targeted fixes.

We’re introducing a new Best Practice Configurations Monitoring Dashboard in the Teams admin center. This dashboard helps administrators monitor their tenant’s adherence to Microsoft-recommended best practices for an optimal collaboration experience in Teams meetings. The first focus area is Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) optimization, enabling admins to identify and remediate non-conformance quickly.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 526781.

[When this will happen]

• General Availability (Worldwide): We will start rolling out in mid-January 2026 and expect to complete by late January 2026.
• General Availability (GCC): We will start rolling out in late January 2026 and expect to complete by early February 2026.

[How this affects your organization]

Who is affected: Teams administrators managing meeting experiences across M365 tenants.

What will happen:

• A new Best Practice Configurations Monitoring Dashboard will appear under the Meetings section in Teams admin center.
• The dashboard will:
  • Highlight non-conformance with best practices for VDI optimization.
  • Display subnet/IP details by city for impacted locations.
  • Provide exportable lists of users connected to VDI sessions without media optimization enabled.
• Supported roles for export functionality:
  • Teams Administrator
  • Teams Communications Administrator
  • Teams Communications Support Engineer
  • Teams Telephony Administrator
  • Teams Reader
  • Global Administrator
  • Global Reader
• Note: Export is not supported for admins scoped to an administrative unit.
• No changes to user workflows; this is an admin-only feature.

[What you can do to prepare]

• No action is required before rollout; the feature will be enabled automatically.
• After rollout:
  • Visit Teams admin center > Meetings > Best Practice Configurations to review dashboard insights.
  • Use export functionality to plan targeted remediation for non-optimized VDI sessions.

[Compliance considerations]

No compliance considerations identified. Review as appropriate for your organization.