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lomenak

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#1289927 23-Apr-2015 08:28

Well there must a be Skype for business (Lync) client that doesnt require an update straight away available for download at some point right?

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#1289977 23-Apr-2015 09:37

For anyone interested that's running Lync Server, you can change a setting in the Client Policy to disable the Skype UI. That means even if the Skype UI update has been pushed out you can still force the user's client to display the Lync 2013 UI (even if they've installed the update themselves manually).

Just gives a bit more control so you can deploy to your own timelines rather than straight away.

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#1289995 23-Apr-2015 09:48

gehenna: For anyone interested that's running Lync Server, you can change a setting in the Client Policy to disable the Skype UI. That means even if the Skype UI update has been pushed out you can still force the user's client to display the Lync 2013 UI (even if they've installed the update themselves manually).

Just gives a bit more control so you can deploy to your own timelines rather than straight away.

By default it will stay on the Lync UI unless you allow it

Hmmmm

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#1289997 23-Apr-2015 10:02

cisconz:

By default it will stay on the Lync UI unless you allow it

Yeah, so if your ops team push out updates without knowing what they are (which I've seen happen) the client will start up in Skype for Business UI. Happened to a customer the other day. OR if you have people with rights to install their own updates but you don't want to support the new UI yet, you can force it back to 2013.

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#1290001 23-Apr-2015 10:07

gehenna: Yeah, so if your ops team push out updates without knowing what they are (which I've seen happen) the client will start up in Skype for Business UI. Happened to a customer the other day. OR if you have people with rights to install their own updates but you don't want to support the new UI yet, you can force it back to 2013.

Let me rephrase, If you are running Lync Server 2013, and a user updates their Office, it will go to the Skype UI, then prompt the user.

Hmmmm

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#1290391 23-Apr-2015 20:30

For the client side update, refer to Microsoft KB2889923.

As for the shell gehenna discussed, 'Set-csClientPolicy -EnableSkypeUI $False or $True'

My views are not necessarily that of any of my clients and/or employer/s.

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