

The idea being that if you – a lawyer, doctor, or some other small-biz type – hold an appointment, class, or event within Microsoft Teams, you have the option of taking fees from participants via PayPal, Stripe, and GoDaddy.Įnterprise Windows admins are advised to configure the "Choose which browser open web links" policy via the Cloud Policy service for Microsoft 365 or the Administrative Templates for Microsoft 365 Apps. On Monday it put out, in preview form for US and Canada-based users, a Teams app that allows meeting organizers to collect payments from those present. This will affect only links set to open in a web browser and not links in messages set to open in a client app or within Outlook. Links will open in Microsoft Edge even if it is not the system default browser in Windows." "The email will open in the Outlook app in the Edge sidebar. "Web links from emails in the Outlook for Windows app will open side-by-side with the email in Microsoft Edge so users can easily reference the link and email without switching back and forth between apps," the note says. Now it appears Windows users with Azure Active Directory (AAD) accounts and Microsoft (MSA) accounts should expect the new regime soon – in the next month or so.Ī note posted recently to the Microsoft 365 admin center, in what appears to be a staggered rollout, outlines the pending behavior revision for the Outlook for Windows app and for Teams. In order to open links using the browser set as the default in Windows Settings – if that's not Edge – you have to visit File > Options > Advanced > Link handling in Outlook and select a different browser.īen-Zur said Microsoft users or devices in managed environments would not see the change immediately. Essentially, the territory governed by the default browser in Windows Settings has been seized by Outlook and delegated to Edge. No, this only impacts links opened from Microsoft Outlook on Windows and you have the option to turn off this feature in Outlook settings.īut it does override default browser settings specifically for web links in Outlook and Team messages, which now will be governed by Outlook settings that take precedence over Windows Settings. Will this replace my default browser setting in Windows?

Upon launch, they will be prompted to elect between continuing to use Edge or opening future launches inside their default browser." Microsoft spokesperson explained, "The first time a user clicks on a link in Outlook after this feature is activated, it will open in Edge. "This is in contrast to WebView2, which displays web elements inside standalone desktop apps."

"Outlook in Edge displays a view of the Outlook Web App optimized for the dimensions of the pane, similar to opening two tabs side-by-side," a Microsoft spokesperson told The Register. In its support documentation, Microsoft says "browser links from the Outlook app will open in Microsoft Edge by default" in Edge's sidebar pane. This behavior has become the new default.

The first time a user clicks on a link in Outlook after this feature is activated, it will open in Edge Liat Ben-Zur, corporate VP of Microsoft 365 consumer and web experiences, explained that customers with a 365 Personal or Family subscription will be able "choose to open browser links from the Outlook app in Microsoft Edge right alongside the email they’re from in the Edge sidebar pane, so you can easily access, read, and respond to the message using your matching authenticated profile."
